WHO ARE TEXANS?

Who are the Members of the Texas Legislature?

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WHO ARE TEXANS?

SOURCES: For Texas House, numbers calculated by author based on data from the Directory of Elected Officials of the Texas Tribune: www.texastribune.org/directory/. State demographic data calculated from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.

Gender

Texas PopulationKey

Texas House of Representatives

Texas Senate

Texas Pop.

50%Female

House

21%

Senate

19%

50%Male 79% 81%

WHO ARE TEXANS?

SOURCES: For Texas House, numbers calculated by author based on data from the Directory of Elected Officials of the Texas Tribune: www.texastribune.org/directory/. State demographic data calculated from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.

Race

Texas PopulationKey

Texas House of Representatives

Texas Senate

Texas Pop.

48%White

House

68%

Senate

71%

12%Black 11% 7%

38%Hispanic 20% 23%

4%Asian 1% 0%

WHO ARE TEXANS?

SOURCES: For Texas House, numbers calculated by author based on data from the Directory of Elected Officials of the Texas Tribune: www.texastribune.org/directory/. State demographic data calculated from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.

Education

Texas PopulationKey

Texas House of Representatives

Texas Senate

Texas Pop.

20%< HS Diploma

House

0%

Senate

0%

48%High SchoolGrad.

9% 7%

6%Associate’s degree

2% 0%

9%Graduate degree

51% 55%

17%Bachelor’s degree

41% 39%

WHO ARE TEXANS?

Occupation

SOURCES: For Texas House, numbers calculated by author based on data from the Directory of Elected Officials of the Texas Tribune: www.texastribune.org/directory/. State demographic data calculated from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.

Business

Attorney

Community Service

Health care

Education

Other

51%40%

27% 40%

7% 7%4% 7%3% 3%9% 7%

Texas House Texas Senate