Fifty-sixth_Texas_Legislature

56th Texas Legislature

56th Texas Legislature

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The 56th Texas Legislature met from January 13, 1959, to May 7, 1959, and in three special sessions from May to August of that same year. All members present during this session were elected in the 1958 general elections. This is the most recent legislature in which the membership belonged exclusively to the Democratic Party.[1]

Sessions

Regular Session: January 13, 1959 – May 12, 1959

1st Called Session: May 18, 1959 – June 16, 1959

2nd Called Session: June 17, 1959 – July 16, 1959

3rd Called Session: July 17, 1959 – Aug 6, 1959

Party summary

Senate

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House

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Officers

Senate

Jarrard Secrest (D), Andrew J. “Andy” Rogers (D), Abraham “Chick” Kazen (D), Frank Owen, III (D)

House

Members

Senate

House

The House was composed of 150 Democrats.

House members included future Congressmen Robert Eckhardt, Kika de la Garza and Joe Pool, as well as future Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, future Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr, and future Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler.

Sources

  • Legislative Reference Library of Texas,
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    "Republicans and Other Non-Democrats" (PDF). Texas Legislature. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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