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The 53rd Texas Legislature met from January 13, 1953, to May 27, 1953, and March 15, 1954, to April 13, 1954. All members present during this session were elected in the 1952 general elections.
Regular Session: January 13, 1953 – May 27, 1953
Called Session: March 15, 1954 – April 13, 1954
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| Democratic Party | 31 | ||
| Total | 31 | ||
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| Democratic Party | 149 | ||
| Independent | 1 | ||
| Total | 150 | ||
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The House was composed of 150 Democrats. House members included future Governor Dolph Briscoe, future federal judge Barefoot Sanders and future Congressmen Kika de la Garza, Joe Kilgore, and Joe Pool, as well as future Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr, and future Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jack Hightower.
The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Texas. It is a bicameral body composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives. The state legislature meets at the Capitol in Austin. It is a powerful arm of the Texas government not only because of its power of the purse to control and direct the activities of state government and the strong constitutional connections between it and the Lieutenant Governor of Texas, but also due to Texas's plural executive.
Marion Price Daniel Sr., was an American jurist and politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Senator and the 38th governor of Texas. He was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to be a member of the National Security Council, Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, and Assistant to the President for Federal-State Relations. Daniel also served as Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
The 69th Texas Legislature met in regular session from January 8, 1985, to May 27, 1985, and in three subsequent special called sessions. All members present during this session were elected in the 1984 general elections.
The 58th Texas Legislature met from January 8, 1963, to May 24, 1963. All members present during this session were elected in the 1962 general elections.
The 71st Texas Legislature met from January 10, 1989, to May 29, 1989, and in six subsequent special called sessions. All members present during this session were elected in the 1988 general elections.
The 72nd Texas Legislature met from January 8, 1991, to May 27, 1991, and in four subsequent special called sessions. All members present during this session were elected in the 1990 general elections.
The 81st Texas Legislature began meeting in regular session on January 11, 2009. The regular session adjourned sine die on June 1, 2009.
The 51st Texas Legislature met from January 11, 1949, to July 6, 1949. All members present during this session were elected in the 1948 general elections.
The 52nd Texas Legislature convened from January 9 to June 8, 1951. All members present during this session were elected in the 1950 general elections.
The 54th Texas Legislature met from January 11, 1955, to June 7, 1955. All members present during this session were elected in the 1954 general elections.
The 55th Texas Legislature met from January 8, 1957, to May 23, 1957, and in two special sessions in November - December of that same year. All members present during this session were elected in the 1956 general elections.
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.
The 50th Texas Legislature met from January 14, 1947, to June 6, 1947. All members present during this session were elected in the 1946 general elections, except for Senator Maribelle Stewart of Houston who succeeded her husband, who died in office, in a special election in 1947.
The 49th Texas Legislature met from January 9, 1945, to June 5, 1945. All members present during this session were elected in the 1944 general elections.
The 48th Texas Legislature met from January 12, 1943, to May 11, 1943. All members present during this session were elected in the 1942 general elections.
The 47th Texas Legislature met from January 14, 1941, to July 3, 1941, and in special session from September 9 to September 19, 1941. All members present during this session were elected in the 1940 general elections.
The 46th Texas Legislature met from January 10, 1939, to June 21, 1939. All members present during this session were elected in the 1938 general elections.
The 45th Texas Legislature met from January 12, 1937, to May 22, 1937, and in two special sessions, both in 1937, each lasting 30 days.
Daniel G. Huberty is an American businessman, who was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 127 in Harris County from 2011 to 2023.
The second Minnesota Territorial Legislature first convened on January 1, 1851. The 9 members of the Minnesota Territorial Council were elected during the General Election of August 1, 1849, and the 18 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of September 2, 1850.
