State Rep. Nicole Collier
A Fort Worth attorney and small business owner, Rep. Collier is the first woman to represent Tarrant County’s House District 95. She serves on the Appropriations Committee (Subcommittee on Articles VI, VII & VIII) and Public Health, and has previously chaired both the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence and the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.
- Term
- Jan. 14, 2025 – Jan. 12, 2027
- Serving since
- 2013
- Seniority
- #29 of 150
- Occupation
- Attorney
- Education
- B.S. University of Houston; J.D. Texas Wesleyan University
- Next election
- Nov. 7, 2028 (primary March 7, 2028)
Contact
District
Official House District 95 map (PDF)
- Counties
- Tarrant (Part)
- Cities & CDPs
- Arlington (Part), Edgecliff Village, Everman, Forest Hill, Fort Worth (Part)
- Region
- North Texas (DFW)
District Profile
- Hispanic 35.6%
- Anglo 18.7%
- Black 41.9%
- Asian 3.8%
How this district voted
Source: Texas Legislative Council, PLANH2316 reports Red-100 (2020 Census) and Red-206 (2024 general election).
Committees
89th Legislature (2025)
Legislation
89th Legislature (2025)
Biography
Rep. Nicole Collier is an attorney, small business owner, grandmother, and mother of three. She became a single mother of two before finishing high school and later continued her education. She is a graduate of the University of Houston and Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (now the Texas A&M University School of Law).
Rep. Collier is the first woman to represent Tarrant County’s House District 95. She previously served as Chair of the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, the first woman to chair the committee since it was formed in 1879. She has also served as chair of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.
In the 88th Texas Legislature, Rep. Collier served as Second Vice Chair to the House Democratic Caucus. She has worked on legislation related to affordable housing, renters’ rights, healthcare access, criminal justice reform, maternal mortality disparities, and expunction eligibility for criminal records.
Rep. Collier has received the Roy Wilkins Civil Rights Award from the NAACP and the Regional Legislator of the Year Award from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators.
Biography adapted from the official Texas House website.
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Service History
- Texas House, District 95 · 2013–present
