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Pat Curry

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Overview

Pat Curry is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 56th district of the Texas House of Representatives.

Facts from Wikipedia.

How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

77 bills

Became law

5 became law. Another 11 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4748: Relating to state agency purchasing methods and procedures, including a state agency multiple award contract purchasing procedure.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025HB 4214: Relating to public access to the mailing address and electronic mail address designated by a governmental body to receive a request for public information under the public information law.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 3611: Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025HB 2715: Relating to the removal from office of certain officers of political subdivisions.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2440: Relating to the authority of a state agency or the state's air quality state implementation plan to impose certain restrictions with respect to a motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle powered by an engine.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4936: Relating to a study by the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office regarding the creation of the Department of Marketing Services.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4933: Relating to the disposition of a seized weapon belonging to a person who is not prosecuted or convicted for an offense involving the weapon.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 5098: Relating to the establishment of an interoperable care coordination solution loan program for certain health care facilities.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4346: Relating to the release of motor vehicle collision report information.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025HB 4212: Relating to the establishment, administration, and use of the Texas land, water, and wildlife conservation account.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3832: Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3830: Relating to a franchise tax credit for certain watershed protection activities.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3829: Relating to a study to review the animal friendly account.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3344: Relating to the regulation and licensing of reroofing contractors by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; providing administrative and civil penalties; authorizing fees.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1080: Relating to the publication of required notice by a political subdivision by alternative media.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1085: Relating to the offering of a lifetime recreation and outdoor pursuits course to satisfy the physical education curriculum requirements for public high school students.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Aug 20, 2025HB 264: Relating to a prohibition on the receipt of certain state funds by a registered lobbyist.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 20, 2025HB 262: Relating to the production and ownership of brine.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 20, 2025HB 263: Relating to the regulation of recreational vehicle parks by a political subdivision; authorizing a fee.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 19, 2025HB 252: Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 18, 2025HB 198: Relating to the administration of an election for a member of a board of trustees of an independent school district.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 18, 2025HB 194: Relating to flood safety signage in certain areas in flood-prone municipalities and counties.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 18, 2025HB 195: Relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 18, 2025HB 196: Relating to admissibility of certain evidence against employers for employee use of THC.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 18, 2025HB 197: Relating to a study on establishing testing and scientific standards for determining tetrahydrocannabinol intoxication.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 18, 2025HB 199: Relating to the date of an election seeking voter approval for the issuance of a school district bond.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 1, 2025HB 246: Relating to the production and ownership of brine.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 24, 2025HB 198: Relating to a study on establishing testing and scientific standards for determining tetrahydrocannabinol intoxication.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 24, 2025HB 197: Relating to admissibility of certain evidence against employers for employee use of THC.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 24, 2025HB 194: Relating to a prohibition on the receipt of state funds by a registered lobbyist.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 18, 2025HB 125: Relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5260: Relating to the investment of public funds by a local government in investment pools.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5270: Relating to authorized investments by governmental entities.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5276: Relating to the dedication of certain state money for ad valorem tax relief.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4747: Relating to increasing procurement acquisition thresholds.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4900: Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4939: Relating to the ownership of deer in this state.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4940: Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain intoxication offenses.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4938: Relating to the abolishment of the Parks and Wildlife Department and the Parks and Wildlife Commission and the transfer of their functions to the General Land Office, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Public Safety.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4942: Relating to certain services and interventions ordered in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship and to certain judicial training requirements.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4925: Relating to the creation of a statewide Chronic Wasting Disease plan.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4941: Relating to the establishment of a strategic fuel reserve program in this state.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4932: Relating to the regulation of chronic wasting disease and the establishment of a pilot program to breed deer resistant to chronic wasting disease.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4562: Relating to a prohibition on the transfer of certain personal data without consent.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4564: Relating to the investigation and enforcement of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4565: Relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, prosecutorial, and civil enforcement records under the public information law.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4567: Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding standardizing building designs for public schools.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4571: Relating to eliminating redundant or unnecessary requirements placed on school districts.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4555: Relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain motor vehicles; providing a civil penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4600: Relating to the issuance of Animal Friendly specialty license plates.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3835: Relating to the vote required to approve the issuance of general obligation bonds by a political subdivision.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3838: Relating to limitations on the enforcement of certain occupational regulations.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3831: Relating to the identification of breeder deer.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3836: Relating to a requirement that certain rules proposed by state agencies in the executive branch of state government be approved by certain elected state officials.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3839: Relating to state agency review of adopted rules.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 3607: Relating to the regulation of deer breeding by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2949: Relating to Celebrate Veterans Week in public schools.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2984: Relating to a rebuttable presumption that a person is intoxicated based on an alcohol concentration level analysis.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2025HB 2862: Relating to certain compensation and reimbursement information required to be disclosed in a lobbyist registration form.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025HB 2716: Relating to the consideration of a history of family violence, child neglect or abuse, or sexual offenses in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025HB 2732: Relating to prohibiting school districts from providing student instruction on Veterans Day.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2439: Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Animal Health Commission and the transfer of its functions to the Department of Agriculture.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2484: Relating to an account for construction retainage.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2481: Relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes for clothing, footwear, and certain school-related items.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2482: Relating to a prohibition on chronic wasting disease containment zones and surveillance zones established by the Parks and Wildlife Commission or the Parks and Wildlife Department.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2483: Relating to an account for construction retainage.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 6, 2025HB 1736: Relating to daylight saving time.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 14, 2024HB 1340: Relating to certain federal law enforcement agents serving as armed security officers at public schools and the authority of the chief of school safety and security for the Texas Education Agency to carry a weapon on public school grounds.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 14, 2024HB 1339: Relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1197: Relating to a requirement that an election for a member of a board of trustees of an independent school district is partisan.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1084: Relating to the regulation of in vitro fertilization procedures; authorizing an administrative penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1082: Relating to claiming an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1081: Relating to the placement by a school district of a student who engages in a course of conduct that demonstrates habitually violent, harmful, or destructive behavior.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1195: Relating to the date of an election seeking voter approval for the issuance of a school district bond.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1083: Relating to eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1079: Relating to the inclusion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and Leadership Officer Training Corps programs as public school career and technology education programs and the indicator of achievement for military readiness under the public school accountability system.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1086: Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the Texas legislature, since 2025. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.

Votes shown

1,785 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 38 of 1,785 votes (2%). Some of these may be excused absences, approved by the House ahead of time. The vote records we use don't say which.

By topic
Academic and Career-Oriented Education7 votes
    Agriculture and Livestock21 votes
      Appropriations7 votes
        Border Security4 votes
          Business and Commerce82 votes
            Congressional Redistricting, Select1 vote
              Corrections22 votes
                County and Regional Government35 votes
                  Courts and Civil Law (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence)76 votes
                    Courts and Civil Law (Jurisprudence)19 votes
                      Criminal Justice80 votes
                        Criminal Law (Criminal Jurisprudence)56 votes
                          Culture, Recreation and Tourism22 votes
                            Defense and Veterans' Affairs17 votes
                              Dis Prev and Women's and Children's Health15 votes
                                Disaster Preparedness and Flooding13 votes
                                  Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select1 vote
                                    Economic Development16 votes
                                      Education K-1654 votes
                                        Elections23 votes
                                          Energy Resources18 votes
                                            Environmental Regulation22 votes
                                              Family and Fiduciary Relationships41 votes
                                                Finance4 votes
                                                  Government Efficiency67 votes
                                                    Health and Human Services59 votes
                                                      Higher Education50 votes
                                                        Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs55 votes
                                                          Human Services55 votes
                                                            Insurance37 votes
                                                              Intergovernmental Affairs38 votes
                                                                International Relations1 vote
                                                                  Juvenile Justice11 votes
                                                                    Land and Resource Management18 votes
                                                                      Licensing and Administrative Procedures37 votes
                                                                        Local Government53 votes
                                                                          Natural Resources58 votes
                                                                            Pensions, Investments and Financial Services43 votes
                                                                              Property Tax Appraisals13 votes
                                                                                Public Education56 votes
                                                                                  Public Health72 votes
                                                                                    State Affairs144 votes
                                                                                      State-Federal Relations1 vote
                                                                                        Taxes (Ways and Means)84 votes
                                                                                          Trade, Workforce and Economic Development38 votes
                                                                                            Transportation66 votes
                                                                                              Transportation Funding8 votes
                                                                                                Veterans' Affairs9 votes
                                                                                                  Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs43 votes
                                                                                                    Workforce13 votes

                                                                                                      Source: Open States, Texas Legislature Online. Topics from the state legislature.