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The 19th Texas Legislature met from January 13 to March 31, 1885 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1884 General Election.
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Members of the Nineteenth Texas Legislature as of the beginning of the Regular Session, January 13, 1885:
| District | Senator | Party | Took office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William L. Douglass | 1885 | |
| 2 | Caleb Jackson Garrison | 1885 | |
| 3 | William Henry Pope | Democrat | 1883 |
| 4 | John A. Peacock | 1883 | |
| 5 | Samuel D. Stinson | 1885 | |
| 6 | John Lafayette Camp, Jr. | 1885 | |
| 7 | Constantine Buckley "Buck" Kilgore | Democrat | 1885 |
| 8 | Mansel Y. Randolph | 1883 | |
| 9 | James W. Jones | 1883 | |
| 10 | W. M. Jerdone | 1885 | |
| 11 | John Woods | 1885 | |
| 12 | Hermann Knittel | 1885 | |
| 13 | John P. Fowler | 1883 | |
| 14 | James S. Perry | 1883 | |
| 15 | Lochlin Johnson Farrar | 1883 | |
| 16 | J. O. Terrell | 1885 | |
| 17 | John Johnson | 1883 | |
| 18 | William O. Davis | 1882 | |
| 19 | Temple Lea Houston | 1885 | |
| 20 | William R. Shannon | Democrat | 1879 (Prior: 1865–1867) |
| 21 | William H. Getzendaner | 1883 | |
| 22 | Richard H. Harrison | 1885 | |
| 23 | Charles Keith Bell | 1885 | |
| 24 | George Washington Glasscock, Jr. | 1885 | |
| 25 | George Pfeuffer | 1883 | |
| 26 | Rudolph Kleberg | 1883 | |
| 27 | E. F. Hall | 1885 | |
| 28 | Augustus W. Houston | Democrat | 1879 |
| 29 | James Henry Calhoun | 1885 | |
| 30 | John Henry Traylor | 1883 | |
| 31 | William A. Evans | 1883 |
Members of the House of Representatives for the Nineteenth Texas Legislature:
| District | Outgoing senator | Reason for vacancy | Successor | Date of successor's installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 7 | Constantine Buckley "Buck" Kilgore | Kilgore resigned October 23, 1886 to seek election to the Fiftieth United States Congress | Vacant | |
| District 25 | George Pfeuffer | Pfeuffer died September 15, 1886 | Vacant | |
| District 26 | Rudolph Kleberg | Kleberg resigned September 9, 1886 | Vacant | |
| District 27 | E. F. Hall | Hall died April 28, 1886 | Vacant | |
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