Seventy-first Texas Legislature
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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.
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
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Sessions
Regular Session: January 10, 1989 - May 29, 19891st 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
Senate
Affiliation | Members | Note | |
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Democratic Party Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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Republican Party Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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Total | 31 |
House of Representatives
Affiliation | Members | Note | |
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Democratic Party Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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Republican Party Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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Total | 150 |
Senate
- Lieutenant GovernorLieutenant Governor of TexasThe Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas, a state in the U.S. It is the second most powerful post in Texas government because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and controls the budgeting process as a leader of the...
: William P. Hobby, Jr.William P. Hobby, Jr.William Pettus “Bill” Hobby, Jr., is a Texas Democratic politician who served a record eighteen years as the 37th Lieutenant Governor...
, Democrat - President Pro Tempore (regular session): John N. LeedomJohn N. LeedomJohn N. Leedom, Sr. , is an engineer and lobbyist from Dallas, Texas, who served from 1981 to 1996 as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate from District 16...
, Republican - President Pro Tempore (1st called session): J. E. "Buster" BrownJ. E. "Buster" BrownJames Edward Brown, known as J. E. "Buster" Brown , is an attorney and lobbyist in Austin, Texas, who served from 1981 to 2002 as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate from District 17, based in Brazoria, Fort Bend, and part of Harris counties, south and west of Houston...
, Republican - President Pro Tempore (2nd called session): Kent A. CapertonKent CapertonKent Allen Caperton is an attorney and political consultant in Austin, Texas, who served from 1981 to 1991 as a Democratic member of the Texas State Senate from District 5, encompassing twenty-one counties from The Woodlands, to Crockett, and Caperton's then city of residence, Bryan, Texas.-Early...
, Democrat - President Pro Tempore (3rd called session): Hugh ParmerHugh ParmerHugh Q. Parmer is an attorney and Democratic politician in Fort Worth, Texas. He served in both houses of the Texas State Legislature, on the Fort Worth City Council, and as mayor of Fort Worth. In 1990, he was his party's unsuccessful nominee for the U.S...
, Democrat - President Pro Tempore (4th-6th called sessions): Bob McFarlandBob McFarlandMillard Robert "Bob" McFarland , is an attorney and lobbyist in Arlington and Austin, Texas, who served from 1983 to 1991 as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate from District 10, then parts of Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties...
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House
- Speaker of the HouseSpeaker of the Texas House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Texas House of Representatives. The Speaker's main duties are to conduct meetings of the House, appoint committees, and enforce the Rules of the House...
: Gibson D. "Gib" Lewis, Democrat
Senate
Dist. 1- Bill RatliffBill RatliffWilliam Roark Ratliff, known as Bill Ratliff , is a Texas politician who served as a member of the Texas State Senate from 1988 to 2004. Between 2000 and 2003 he served as Lieutenant Governor of Texas, after former lieutenant governor Rick Perry succeeded to the governorship to replace George W...
(R), Mount Pleasant
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- Ted Lyon (D), Mesquite
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- Bill Haley (D), Center
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- Carl A. Parker (D), Port Arthur
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- Kent A. CapertonKent CapertonKent Allen Caperton is an attorney and political consultant in Austin, Texas, who served from 1981 to 1991 as a Democratic member of the Texas State Senate from District 5, encompassing twenty-one counties from The Woodlands, to Crockett, and Caperton's then city of residence, Bryan, Texas.-Early...
(D), Bryan
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- Gene GreenGene GreenRaymond Eugene "Gene" Green is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
(D), Houston
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- Don Henderson (R), Houston
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- O.H. "Ike" HarrisO.H. "Ike" HarrisO. H. "Ike" Harris is an attorney and lobbyist in Austin, Texas, who served from 1963 to 1965 and 1967 to 1995 as a Republican member from Dallas County in both houses of the Texas State Legislature. He was elected to his single term as a state representative in 1962. His Senate tenure in District...
(R), Dallas
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- Chet EdwardsChet EdwardsThomas Chester "Chet" Edwards is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. He represented a district based in Waco, Texas from 1991 to 2011, and served in the Texas Senate from 1983 until 1990. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
(D), Duncanville
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- Bob McFarlandBob McFarlandMillard Robert "Bob" McFarland , is an attorney and lobbyist in Arlington and Austin, Texas, who served from 1983 to 1991 as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate from District 10, then parts of Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties...
(R), Arlington
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- Chet BrooksChet BrooksChet Brooks is a former safety who played 3 seasons for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl XXIV. During his college years, he coined the name "Wrecking Crew" for the Texas A&M University football team defense.-References:...
(D), Houston
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- Hugh Q. ParmerHugh ParmerHugh Q. Parmer is an attorney and Democratic politician in Fort Worth, Texas. He served in both houses of the Texas State Legislature, on the Fort Worth City Council, and as mayor of Fort Worth. In 1990, he was his party's unsuccessful nominee for the U.S...
(D), Fort Worth
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- Craig Anthony WashingtonCraig Anthony WashingtonCraig Anthony Washington is a former American congressman representing Texas as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives....
(D), Houston
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- Gonzalo BarrientosGonzalo BarrientosGonzalo Barrientos, Jr. is a former Democratic member of the Texas Senate representing the 14th District from 1985 to 2007. He was also a member of the Texas House of Representatives from Austin from 1975 to 1985.-2002:-2000:...
(D), Austin
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- John WhitmireJohn WhitmireJohn Harris Whitmire is the longest-serving of current members of the Texas State Senate representing District 15, which includes much of northern Houston, since 1983. Previously he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 through 1982...
(D), Houston
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- John N. LeedomJohn N. LeedomJohn N. Leedom, Sr. , is an engineer and lobbyist from Dallas, Texas, who served from 1981 to 1996 as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate from District 16...
(R), Dallas
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- J. E. "Buster" BrownJ. E. "Buster" BrownJames Edward Brown, known as J. E. "Buster" Brown , is an attorney and lobbyist in Austin, Texas, who served from 1981 to 2002 as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate from District 17, based in Brazoria, Fort Bend, and part of Harris counties, south and west of Houston...
(R), Lake Jackson
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- Ken ArmbristerKen ArmbristerKenneth L. Armbrister was a Democratic member of the Texas Senate representing the 18th District from 1987 to 2007.Armbrister was a Victoria, Texas police captain, and the vice president of the Victoria School Board when first elected as a Democrat to the Texas House of Representatives in 1983...
(D), Victoria
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- Frank TejedaFrank TejedaFrank Mariano Tejeda was a decorated United States Marine and an American Democratic politician from Texas. He served in the Texas House of Representatives , the Texas Senate , and in the United States House of Representatives .-Biography:Frank M. Tejeda was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended...
(D), San Antonio
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- Carlos F. Truan (D), Corpus Christi
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- Judith ZaffiriniJudith ZaffiriniJudith Zaffirini is a Democratic member of the Texas State Senate representing the 21st District, which includes her home city of Laredo. On January 9, 2007, Zaffirini became the second in seniority in the 31-member Texas Senate, where she has served since 1987...
(D), Laredo
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- Bob Glasgow (D), Stephenville
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- Eddie Bernice JohnsonEddie Bernice JohnsonEddie Bernice Johnson is a politician from the state of Texas, currently representing the state's in the United States House of Representatives. She is the first registered nurse elected to the US Congress....
(D), Dallas
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- Temple DicksonTemple DicksonRobert Temple Dickson, III , was a prominent trial lawyer, rancher, and a former Democratic state legislator, having served in both the Texas House of Representatives, from 1965 to 1971, and the Texas Senate, from 1989 to 1993.-Early years:Dickson was born in Seymour, the seat of Baylor County, to...
(D), Sweetwater
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- Bill Sims (D), San Angelo
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- Cyndi Taylor KrierCyndi Taylor KrierCynthia Taylor Krier, known as Cyndi Taylor Krier , is an attorney, lobbyist, and former Republican politician in San Antonio, Texas. She served in the Texas State Senate from District 26 from 1985 to 1993 and as the administrative judge of Bexar County from 1993 to 2001...
(R), San Antonio
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- Hector UribeHector UribeHector Uribe is a former Democratic member of the Texas Senate, District 27 and a past candidate for Texas Land Commissioner....
(D), Brownsville
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- John T. Montford (D), Lubbock
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- Tati Santiesteban (D), El Paso
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- Steve Carriker (D), Roby
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- Teel BivinsTeel BivinsMiles Teel Bivins served as United States ambassador to Sweden between 2004 and 2006. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 21, 2004, and sworn in at Washington D.C., on May 26. He presented his credentials to King Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm on June 9...
(R), Amarillo
Sources
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