Democratic · House District 50
James Talarico
In office since 2018. Across the 10 sessions on record, James authored 297 bills, of which 41 passed both chambers, and voted with most of their party on 96% of party-line roll calls.
Positions held
Seats and offices in this government, as Open States dates them.
- 2023–presentHouse District 50Now
- 2018–2023House District 52
Record by session
The seat and party they held in each session, and what they did in it. Choose a session to see it in detail below.
| Session | Seat | Authored | Passed | With party | Votes missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90th Legislature (2027) | House District 50 | — | — | — | — |
| 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025) | House District 50 | 2 | 0 | 97% | 4.9% |
| 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025) | House District 50 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 89th Legislature (2025) | House District 50 | 72 | 7 | 96% | 13.2% |
| 88th Legislature, 4th Called Session (2023) | House District 50 | — | — | — | — |
| 88th Legislature, 3rd Called Session (2023) | House District 50 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 88th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2023) | House District 50 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 88th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2023) | House District 50 | — | — | — | — |
| 88th Legislature (2023) | House District 50 | 97 | 15 | — | — |
| 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session (2021) | House District 52 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2021) | House District 52 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 87th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2021) | House District 52 | — | — | — | — |
| 87th Legislature (2021) | House District 52 | 70 | 14 | 96% | 0.3% |
| 86th Legislature (2019) | House District 52 | 52 | 5 | 93% | 3.6% |
Bills authored
297
Authored bills passed both chambers
14%
41 of 297
Votes with party
96%
987 party-line votes
Record votes missed
8.1%
501 of 6,149
Record by topic
How often they voted yes on contested bills under each topic, in every session on record, beside their party and the chamber on the same bills; a line under a topic marks a gap of 15 points or more. This shows how often they back the legislation that reaches a vote, not which side of an issue a bill was on. How this is counted
| Topic | Authored | Contested votes | Voted yes | Party | Chamber |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 136 | 270 | 86% | 84% | 74% |
| Health | 27 | 117 | 81% | 82% | 73% |
| Crimes | 26 | 115 | 77% | 77% | 75% |
| Taxation | 24 | 113 | 85% | 84% | 73% |
| County Government | 6 | 112 | 75% | 76% | 72% |
| State Agencies, Boards & Commissions | 17 | 110 | 74% | 76% | 74% |
| City Government | 13 | 110 | 70% | 73% | 73% |
| Special Districts & Authorities | 3 | 108 | 97% | 94% | 74% |
| State Finances | 10 | 98 | 86% | 85% | 75% |
| Occupational Regulation | 10 | 97 | 86% | 85% | 72% |
| Electronic Information Systems | 11 | 89 | 85% | 84% | 75% |
| Criminal Procedure | 6 | 81 | 80% | 78% | 75% |
In the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Compared with the House
Dot: this member. Tick: the median member of the chamber.
Bills authored
2median 2
0% above the chamber median
Authored bills passed
0%median 0%
Votes with party
97%median 97%
On roll calls where most Republicans and most Democrats voted on opposite sides.
Record votes missed
4.9%median 2.4%
6 of 123 record votes not cast.
Bills co-authored or sponsored
2median 14
86% below the chamber median
How far their bills got
Legislation this member filed as primary author, by the furthest milestone reached.
Breaking with the party
2 party-line votes where this member sided against most of their own party.
Authored legislation
Most recent activity first.
Voting record
6,149 roll-call votes in every session on record, newest first.
- Sep 3, 2025HR 128 Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant, proportional penalties for members absent without leave for purpose of impeding the action of the House that do not unfairly impair members' representative functions.passage · 80–28, passno
- Sep 3, 2025HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.concur in the senate amendments to HB 1. · 122–4, passyes
- Sep 3, 2025SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety.passage · 120–4, passyes
- Sep 3, 2025HR 174 Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 5.passage · 127–1, passyes
- Sep 3, 2025HB 20 Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.concur in the senate amendments to HB 20. · 129–0, passyes
- Sep 3, 2025HR 177 Creating a general investigating committee on disaster response.passage · 132–0, passyes
- Sep 3, 2025HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.passage · 86–42, passyes
- Sep 3, 2025SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.adopt the conference committee report on SB 5. · 129–0, passyes
- Sep 3, 2025HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.passage · 79–47, passno
- Sep 3, 2025SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety.passage · 122–8, passyes
- Sep 3, 2025HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.passage · 90–38, passyes
- Sep 2, 2025SB 54 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.passage · 87–46, passno
- Sep 2, 2025HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.adoption of amendment · 46–85, failyes
- Sep 2, 2025HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.passage · 82–42, passyes
- Sep 2, 2025HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.adoption of amendment · 44–85, failyes
- Sep 2, 2025SB 10 Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.other · 60–71, failno
- Sep 2, 2025HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.passage · 86–46, passno
- Sep 2, 2025SB 54 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.passage · 86–46, passno
- Aug 28, 2025HB 265 Relating to governmental oversight of youth camps, including youth camp rules, duties, and the advisory committee.passage · 128–3, passyes
- Aug 28, 2025SB 8 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.table Amendment No. 11. · 84–44, passno
District 50
56 square miles, a compact urban district
Focus areas
Index topics on bills they authored in the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025).
Committees
Current seats.
Contact
- james.talarico@house.texas.gov
capitol office
Room E2.902, P.O. Box 12910, Austin, TX 78711
512-463-0821
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