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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.
Regular Session: January 8, 1991 - May 27, 1991
1st Called Session: July 15, 1991 - August 13, 1991
2nd Called Session: August 19, 1991 - August 25, 1991
3rd Called Session: January 2, 1992 - January 8, 1992
4th Called Session: November 10, 1992 - December 3, 1992
| Affiliation | Members | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 22 | ||
| Republican Party | 9 | ||
| Total | 31 | ||
| Affiliation | Members | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 90 | ||
| Republican Party | 60 | ||
| Total | 150 | ||
| Senator | Party | District | Home Town | Took Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Ratliff | Republican | 1 | Mount Pleasant | 1989 | |
| Ted Lyon | Democratic | 2 | Mesquite | 1991 | |
| Bill Haley | Democratic | 3 | Center | 1991 | |
| Carl A. Parker | Democratic | 4 | Port Arthur | 1977 | |
| Jim Turner | Democratic | 5 | Crockett | 1991 | |
| Gene Green | Democratic | 6 | Houston | 1987 | |
| Don Henderson | Republican | 7 | Houston | 1991 | |
| O.H. "Ike" Harris | Republican | 8 | Dallas | 1967 | |
| David Sibley | Republican | 9 | Waco | 1991 | |
| Chris Harris | Republican | 10 | Arlington | 1991 | |
| Chet Brooks | Democratic | 11 | Pasadena | 1967 | |
| Mike Moncrief | Democratic | 12 | Fort Worth | 1991 | |
| Rodney Ellis | Democratic | 13 | Houston | 1990 | |
| Gonzalo Barrientos | Democratic | 14 | Austin | 1985 | |
| John Whitmire | Democratic | 15 | Houston | 1983 | |
| John N. Leedom | Republican | 16 | Dallas | 1981 | |
| J. E. "Buster" Brown | Republican | 17 | Lake Jackson | 1981 | |
| Ken Armbrister | Democratic | 18 | Victoria | 1987 | |
| Frank Tejeda | Democratic | 19 | San Antonio | 1987 | |
| Carlos F. Truan | Democratic | 20 | Corpus Christi | 1977 | |
| Judith Zaffirini | Democratic | 21 | Laredo | 1987 | |
| Bob Glasgow | Democratic | 22 | Stephenville | 1980 | |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | 23 | Dallas | 1987 | |
| Robert Temple Dickson III | Democratic | 24 | San Antonio | 1989 | |
| Bill Sims | Democratic | 25 | San Antonio | 1983 | |
| Cyndi Taylor Krier | Republican | 26 | San Antonio | 1985 | |
| Eddie Lucio, Jr. | Democratic | 27 | Brownsville | 1991 | |
| John Montford | Democratic | 28 | Lubbock | 1982 | |
| Peggy Rosson | Democratic | 29 | El Paso | 1991 | |
| Steve Carriker | Democratic | 30 | Roby | 1988 | |
| Teel Bivins | Republican | 31 | Amarillo | 1989 | |
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The 61st Texas Legislature met in 1969 in a regular session from January 14 to June 2 and in two consecutive special sessions from July 28 to August 26 and from August 27 to September 9. All members present during this session were elected in the 1968 general elections.
The 75th Texas Legislature met from January 14, 1997 to June 2, 1997. All members present during this session were elected in the 1996 general elections. The Republicans won the Texas State Senate chamber for the first time since Reconstruction in the 1996 elections.
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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.
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