The Texas Tribune provides a list of the Twitter handles of the 120 state lawmakers who do the communications thing 140 characters at a time. (Yes, you're reading that right: One-third of the 181-member legislature isn't on Twitter. In 2013. You could have knocked me over with an avatar. We're hoping more members hop on the bandwagon before too long, and we encourage them or their staffers to let us know if/when they do.)
Follow one, some or all. It's best, we've found, not to let them out of your sight for too long.
Texas Senate Twitter Handles
| Name | District | New? | Twitter Username |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birdwell, Brian | 22 | SenatorBirdwell | |
| Campbell, Donna | 25 | X | DonnaCampbellTX |
| Carona, John | 16 | JohnCarona | |
| Davis, Wendy | 10 | WendyDavisTexas | |
| Deuell, Robert "Bob" | 2 | bobdeuell | |
| Duncan, Robert | 28 | senatorduncan | |
| Ellis, Rodney | 13 | rodneyellis | |
| Hancock, Kelly | 9 | X | KHancock4TX |
| Hegar, Glenn | 18 | Glenn_Hegar | |
| Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | 20 | TxChuy | |
| Huffman, Joan | 17 | JoanHuffman | |
| Lucio Jr., Eddie | 27 | SenatorLucio | |
| Nelson, Jane | 12 | SenJaneNelson | |
| Patrick, Dan | 7 | DanPatrick | |
| Paxton, Ken | 8 | X | RepKenPaxton |
| Rodrguez, Jos R. | 29 | Josefortexas | |
| Schwertner, Charles | 5 | X | DrSchwertner |
| Seliger, Kel | 31 | kseliger | |
| Taylor, Larry | 11 | X | Taylor4Senate |
| Uresti, Carlos "Charlie" | 19 | CarlosUresti | |
| Van de Putte, Leticia | 26 | leticiavdp | |
| Watson, Kirk | 14 | KirkPWatson | |
| West, Royce | 23 | SenRoyceWest | |
| Williams, Tommy | 4 | texansfortommy | |
| Zaffirini, Judith | 21 | JudithZaffirini |
Texas House Twitter Handles
| Name | District | New? | Twitter Username |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarado, Carol | 145 | alvaradoforSD6 | |
| Anchia, Rafael | 103 | RafaelAnchia | |
| Aycock, Jimmie Don | 54 | Aycockjda | |
| Bell, Cecil | 3 | X | CBellJr |
| Bonnen, Dennis | 25 | dbonnen | |
| Bonnen, Greg | 24 | X | DrGregBonnen |
| Branch, Dan | 108 | texansfordan | |
| Burkett, Cindy | 113 | cindyburkett101 | |
| Burnam, Lon | 90 | lonburnam | |
| Button, Angie Chen | 112 | angiechenbutton | |
| Canales, Terry | 40 | X | TerryCanales40 |
| Capriglione, Giovanni | 98 | X | VoteGiovanni |
| Carter, Stefani | 102 | stefani_carter | |
| Clardy, Travis | 11 | X | travisfortexas |
| Coleman, Garnet | 147 | GFColeman | |
| Collier, Nicole | 95 | X | NicoleCollier95 |
| Cortez, Philip | 117 | X | CortezPhilip |
| Creighton, Brandon | 16 | RepCreighton | |
| Crownover, Myra | 64 | MyraCrownover | |
| Dale, Tony | 136 | X | TonyDaleTX |
| Davis, Sarah | 134 | SarahforHD134 | |
| Deshotel, Joe | 22 | RepJoeDeshotel | |
| Eiland, Craig |
