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71st Texas Legislature

The 71st Texas Legislature met from January 10, 1989, to May 29, 1989, and in six subsequent special called sessions (see below). All members present during this session were elected in the 1988 general elections.

Sessions

Regular Session: January 10, 1989 – May 29, 1989

1st Called Session: June 20, 1989 – July 18, 1989

2nd Called Session: November 14, 1989 – December 12, 1989

3rd Called Session: February 27, 1990 – March 28, 1990

4th Called Session: April 2, 1990 – May 1, 1990

5th Called Session: May 2, 1990 – May 30, 1990

6th Called Session: June 4, 1990 – June 7, 1990

Party summary

Senate

AffiliationMembersNote**Total****31**
Democratic Party23
Republican Party8

House of Representatives

AffiliationMembersNote**Total****150**
Democratic Party91
Republican Party59

Officers

Senate

  • Lieutenant Governor: William P. Hobby, Jr., Democrat
  • President Pro Tempore (regular session): John N. Leedom, Republican
  • President Pro Tempore (1st called session): J. E. "Buster" Brown, Republican
  • President Pro Tempore (2nd called session): Kent A. Caperton, Democrat
  • President Pro Tempore (3rd called session): Hugh Parmer, Democrat
  • President Pro Tempore (4th-6th called sessions): Bob McFarland, Republican

House

  • Speaker of the House: Gibson D. "Gib" Lewis, Democrat

Members

Senate

SenatorPartyDistrictHome TownTook office
Bill RatliffRepublican1Mount Pleasant
Ted LyonDemocratic2Mesquite
Bill HaleyDemocratic3Center
Carl A. ParkerDemocratic4Port Arthur
Kent A. CapertonDemocratic5Bryan
Gene GreenDemocratic6Houston
Don HendersonRepublican7Houston
O.H. "Ike" HarrisRepublican8Dallas
Chet EdwardsDemocratic9Duncanville
Chris HarrisRepublican10Arlington
Chet BrooksDemocratic11Pasadena
Hugh ParmerDemocratic12Fort Worth
Craig A. WashingtonDemocratic13Houston
Gonzalo BarrientosDemocratic14Austin
John WhitmireDemocratic15Houston
John N. LeedomRepublican16Dallas
J. E. "Buster" BrownRepublican17Lake Jackson
Ken ArmbristerDemocratic18Victoria
Frank TejedaDemocratic19San Antonio
Carlos F. TruanDemocratic20Corpus Christi
Judith ZaffiriniDemocratic21Laredo
Bob GlasgowDemocratic22Stephenville
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratic23Dallas
Robert Temple Dickson IIIDemocratic24San Antonio
Bill SimsDemocratic25San Antonio
Cyndi Taylor KrierRepublican26San Antonio
Hector UribeDemocratic27Brownsville
John MontfordDemocratic28Lubbock
H. Tati SantiestebanDemocratic29El Paso
Steve CarrikerDemocratic30Roby
Teel BivinsRepublican31Amarillo

Sources

http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/holidays.html

http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/sessionOverviews/summary/soe70.pdf

References

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