Eduardo Andres Lucio Jr. (born January 20, 1946)[1] is a Democratic politician who served in the Texas Senate, representing the 27th District from 1991 to 2023.
He authored legislation creating the Regional Academic Health Center (RAHC) and he worked for passage of a bill during the 81st legislative session that creates the University of Texas Health Science Center - South Texas to serve Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy, Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, and Zapata counties with a full-fledged medical school.
Additionally, he authored the bill to create South Texas Community College.
Lucio also authored legislation to require that women receiving abortions and physicians performing them take a free adoption awareness course.
[3][4] During the 78th legislative session, Lucio was elected by his colleagues as Senate President Pro Tempore.