Seventy-second Texas Legislature

The 72nd Texas Legislature met from January 8, 1991 to May 27, 1991, and in four subsequent special called sessions (see below). All members present during this session were elected in the 1990 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 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

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	22
	Republican Party	9
Total		31

House of Representatives

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	90
	Republican Party	60
Total		150

Officers

Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: Bob Bullock, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (regular session): Bob Glasgow, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (1st called session): Don Henderson, Republican
• President Pro Tempore (2nd called session): Don Henderson, Republican
• President Pro Tempore (3rd called session): Bill Sims, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (4th called session): Bill Sims, Democrat

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 James W. Turner (D), Crockett Dist. 6 Gene Green (D), Houston Dist. 7 Don Henderson (R), Houston Dist. 8 O.H. "Ike" Harris (R), Dallas Dist. 9 David Sibley (R), Waco Dist. 10 Chris Harris (R), Arlington

Dist. 11 Chet Brooks (D), Houston Dist. 12 Mike Moncrief (D), Fort Worth Dist. 13 Craig 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 Eddie Lucio (D), Brownsville Dist. 28 John T. Montford (D), Lubbock Dist. 29 Peggy Rosson (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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