56th Texas Legislature
The 56th Texas Legislature met from January 13, 1959, to May 7, 1959, and in three special sessions from May to August of that same year. All members present during this session were elected in the 1958 general elections. This is the most recent legislature in which the membership belonged exclusively to the Democratic Party.[1]
Sessions
Regular Session: January 13, 1959 – May 12, 1959
1st Called Session: May 18, 1959 – June 16, 1959
2nd Called Session: June 17, 1959 – July 16, 1959
3rd Called Session: July 17, 1959 – Aug 6, 1959
Party summary
Senate
| Affiliation | Members | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 31 | ||
| Total | 31 | ||
House
| Affiliation | Members | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 150 | ||
| Total | 150 | ||
Officers
Senate
- Lieutenant Governor: Ben Ramsey (D)
- President Pro Tempore: George Parkhouse (D), Rudolph A. Weinert (D),
Jarrard Secrest (D), Andrew J. “Andy” Rogers (D), Abraham “Chick” Kazen (D), Frank Owen, III (D)
House
- Speaker of the House: Waggoner Carr (D)
Members
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House
The House was composed of 150 Democrats.
House members included future Congressmen Robert Eckhardt, Kika de la Garza and Joe Pool, as well as future Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, future Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr, and future Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler.
Sources
- Legislative Reference Library of Texas, [1]
- ^ "Republicans and Other Non-Democrats" (PDF). Texas Legislature. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
External links
- Texas Legislature Online
- Texas Senate
- Texas House of Representatives
- Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
- Legislative Reference Library
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