Seventy-first 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.

Contents 1 Sessions 2 Party summary 2.1 Senate 2.2 House of Representatives 3 Officers 3.1 Senate 3.2 House 4 Members 4.1 Senate 5 Sources 6 References 7 External links

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

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	23
	Republican Party	8
Total		31

House of Representatives

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	91
	Republican Party	59
Total		150

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

Dist. 1 Bill Ratliff (R), Mount Pleasant Dist. 2 Ted Lyon (D), Mesquite Dist. 3 Bill Haley (D), Center Dist. 4 Carl A. Parker (D), Port Arthur Dist. 5 Kent A. Caperton (D), Bryan Dist. 6 Gene Green (D), Houston Dist. 7 Don Henderson (R), Houston Dist. 8 O.H. "Ike" Harris (R), Dallas Dist. 9 Chet Edwards (D), Duncanville Dist. 10 Bob McFarland (R), Arlington

Dist. 11 Chet Brooks (D), Houston Dist. 12 Hugh Q. Parmer (D), Fort Worth Dist. 13 Craig Anthony Washington (D), Houston Dist. 14 Gonzalo Barrientos (D), Austin Dist. 15 John Whitmire (D), Houston Dist. 16 John N. Leedom (R), Dallas Dist. 17 J. E. "Buster" Brown (R), Lake Jackson Dist. 18 Ken Armbrister (D), Victoria Dist. 19 Frank Tejeda (D), San Antonio Dist. 20 Carlos F. Truan (D), Corpus Christi

Dist. 21 Judith Zaffirini (D), Laredo Dist. 22 Bob Glasgow (D), Stephenville Dist. 23 Eddie Bernice Johnson (D), Dallas Dist. 24 Temple Dickson (D), Sweetwater Dist. 25 Bill Sims (D), San Angelo Dist. 26 Cyndi Taylor Krier (R), San Antonio Dist. 27 Hector Uribe (D), Brownsville Dist. 28 John T. Montford (D), Lubbock Dist. 29 Tati Santiesteban (D), El Paso Dist. 30 Steve Carriker (D), Roby Dist. 31 Teel Bivins (R), Amarillo

Sources

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

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

References

External links

• Texas Legislature Online
• Texas Senate
• Texas House of Representatives
• Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
• Legislative Reference Library
• Billhop - Texas Legislative Wiki
• Project Vote Smart - State Senate of Texas
• Project Vote Smart - State House of Texas

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