
Armando is now a senior Member of the Legislature with eight terms under his belt. He has been appointed the Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Articles VI, VII & VIII (which cover natural resources, business and industry and regulatory entities) for the past two Sessions. One of the authors of the state’s $320 billion biennial budget, Armando used his position to secure cost-of-living increases for the lowest-paid state employees and invest billions in flood control infrastructure.
He also currently serves as the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures, and is a member of the Select Committee on Health Care Reform, the Select Study Committee on Sustainable Property Tax Relief, the Committee on House Administration and sits on the Legislative Budget Board. He is the Chair of the Texas Legislative Study Group – an official caucus that analyzes every bill that comes to the House Floor. Additionally, he serves as General Counsel for the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, and is an active member of the House Democratic Caucus, Women’s Health Caucus and LGBTQ Caucus.
Armando is a public servant anchored in the principles his mother and grandparents raised him with — the importance of hard work and helping others along the way.