Myra Crownover
Myra Crownover | |
|---|---|
| Majority Leader of the Texas House of Representatives | |
Acting | |
| In office December 2012 – January 15, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Brandon Creighton |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 64th district | |
| In office May 10, 2000 – January 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ronny Crownover |
| Succeeded by | Lynn Stucky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 26, 1947 Colorado City, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ronny Crownover |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Southern Methodist University (BS) Texas A&M University (MS) |
Myra Ellen Robinson Crownover (born April 26, 1947) is a businesswoman and politician from Lake Dallas in Denton County, north of the city of Dallas. Originally elected in 2000 as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 64, she retired after declining to seek re-election in 2016. Under the state's 2012 redistricting process, her district was located completely in Denton County, including much or parts of Denton, Lake Dallas, Corinth, and Hickory Creek.
Crownover holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Methodist University and a Master of Science from Texas A&M University at College Station, both in professional education. She was elected to the Texas House in 2000 to succeed her late husband, Representative Ronny Crownover.