[2] Murphy won a fifth nonconsecutive term in the state House in the general election held on November 8, 2016.

Investigative reporting by the Houston Chronicle revealed that nearly all applicants for the corporate tax incentive program had their applications approved, that dozens of companies failed to fulfill its pledges, and that some companies had already completed the projects that they had applied to the program for.

[4] Murphy currently sits on these House committees: (1) Corrections (Chair) (2) Ways and Means.

[10] During the 84th Legislative Session, Murphy was elected Texas House Republican Caucus Floor Leader.

[11] Murphy is married to Kathleen J. Pace-Murphy, a professor at the Houston School of Nursing within the University of Texas System.