Texas Senate · District 12
Tan Parker
Republican
Senate Republican Caucus Chair, 2025–2026
Votes with the Republican Caucus chair
—Chairs the chamber's Republican Caucus, so this score doesn't apply.
Votes with own party
99%
Partisan rank: 1 of 28 in the Senate (tied with 16 others)
Didn't vote at roll call
0%
0 of 3,695 roll calls
Statewide bills passed
31
156 sponsored · 30 became law · Rank 5 of 30 in the Senate
Local bills passed
2
5 sponsored · 2 became law
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans
Tan Parker's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 2 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
Texas Senate63rdpercentile
More conservative than 62% of the Texas Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
11th most conservative of 28
The scores
How these numbers work →Votes with the Republican Caucus chair
—
Chairs the chamber's Republican Caucus, so this score doesn't apply.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Tan Parker.
Votes with own party
99%
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Tan Parker.
On 1,006 party-line votesPartisan rank: 1 of 28 in the Senate (tied with 16 others)No one in the Senate votes with their party more often
Bills
The bills Tan Parker sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 156 | 5 |
| Passed both chambers | 31 | 2 |
| Became law | 30 | 2 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 1 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 5 of 30 in the Senate · 4 of 18 Republicans
A bill's sponsor is its primary author, the first name on it; joint authors and coauthors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Type | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 11 (89(2)) An affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution |
Statewide | Became law | Sept. 17, 2025 |
| SB 1278 An affirmative defense to prosecution for victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution |
Statewide | Vetoed | June 22, 2025 |
| SB 965 Right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 955 Punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 827 Audit of an election using an electronic voting system |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 826 Operation of a motor vehicle in a school crossing zone while intoxicated; increasing a criminal penalty |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 36 Homeland security activities of certain entities, including the establishment and operations of the Homeland Security Division in the Department of Public… |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 3053 Powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas |
Local | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 3052 Powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Cole Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas |
Local | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 2405 Continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons… |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 2221 Filing of a fraudulent financing statement in relation to certain secured transactions; authorizing the imposition of a fee |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 2166 Testing of voting tabulation equipment |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 2165 Prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 1964 Regulation and use of artificial intelligence systems and the management of data by governmental entities |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 1833 Use of a social media platform in furtherance of an offense involving the delivery of a controlled substance; increasing criminal penalties |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 1506 Frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 1493 Lighting equipment requirements for motor vehicles |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 1283 Resident safety from criminal activity in senior retirement communities |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 1281 Certain criminal offenses involving mail or a mail receptacle key or lock; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 1061 Procedural requirements for uranium mining production area authorizations |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 2308 Establishment of a consortium to conduct United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development clinical trials with ibogaine to secure the… |
Statewide | Became law | June 11, 2025 |
| SB 958 Eligibility of certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information |
Statewide | Became law | May 30, 2025 |
| SB 2332 Aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety |
Statewide | Became law | May 30, 2025 |
| SB 2173 Effect of a tax certificate accompanying a transfer of certain property |
Statewide | Became law | May 28, 2025 |
| SB 2306 Provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency |
Statewide | Became law | May 27, 2025 |
| SB 1355 Liquor sales on credit by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit to a wholesaler |
Statewide | Became law | May 27, 2025 |
| SB 1577 Temporary sale of alcoholic beverages at certain racing facilities |
Statewide | Became law | May 19, 2025 |
| SB 1378 Powers of certain nonresident seller's permit holders who also hold a winery permit |
Statewide | Became law | May 19, 2025 |
| SB 1106 Publication of public improvement district service plans and assessments on certain public Internet websites |
Statewide | Became law | May 19, 2025 |
| SB 1057 Submission and approval of certain proposals by shareholders of nationally listed corporations |
Statewide | Became law | May 19, 2025 |
| SB 1044 Newborn screening tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
Statewide | Became law | May 19, 2025 |
| SB 1409 Health benefits offered by postsecondary educational institutions to students and their families |
Statewide | Became law | May 13, 2025 |
| SB 1058 Exclusion of certain securities transaction payments from the total revenue of a taxable entity that is a registered securities market operator |
Statewide | Became law | May 13, 2025 |
Budget projects
Texas's budget doesn't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Texas legislators.
Contested votes where they split
Chairs the chamber's Republican Caucus; these are contested votes where most of their party voted the other way.
Every roll call
How Tan Parker voted on each of the 3,695 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Republican Caucus Chair | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- house.texas.gov
- tan.parker@senate.texas.gov
- Capitol office
- Room E1.608, P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711
512-463-0112 - District office
- 600 Parker Square Suite 250, Flower Mound, TX 75028
972-724-8477 - District office
- 8226 Douglas Ave., #625, Dallas, TX 75225
214-361-3561 - District office
- Weatherford College 502 Big Sandy Court, Bridgeport, TX 76426
Committees
- Transportation Chair
- Criminal Justice Vice chair
- Education
- Higher Education
- Homeland and Border Security Select
- Natural Resources
- Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting
- State Affairs
- Veteran Affairs Select
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Texas Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Texas House and Senate Journals, Jan. 14, 2025 to Sept. 4, 2025. How these numbers work · Corrections