55th Texas Legislature
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The 55th Texas Legislature met from January 8, 1957, to May 23, 1957, and in two special sessions in November - December of that same year. All members present during this session were elected in the 1956 general elections.
Sessions
Regular Session: January 8, 1957 - May 23, 1957
1st Called Session: October 14, 1957 - November 12, 1957
2nd Called Session: November 13, 1957 - December 3, 1957
Party summary
=Senate=
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| colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" | Affiliation
! valign="bottom" | Members ! valign="bottom" | Note |
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| align="center" | 31 | |
| colspan="2" align="center" | Total
! align="center" | 31 ! |
=House=
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| colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" | Affiliation
! valign="bottom" | Members ! valign="bottom" | Note |
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| bgcolor="#3333CC" |
| align="center" | 150 | |
| colspan="2" align="center" | Total
! align="center" | 150 ! |
Officers
=Senate=
- Lieutenant Governor: Ben Ramsey (D)
- President Pro Tempore: Ottis E. Lock (D), Carlos C. Ashley Sr. (D),
Searcy Bracewell (D), William T. "Bill" Moore (D) and Jep S. Fuller (D)
=House=
- Speaker of the House: Waggoner Carr (D)
Members
=Senate=
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Dist. 1
- Howard A. Carney (D), Atlanta
Dist. 2
- Wardlow Lane (D), Center
Dist. 3
- Ottis E. Lock (D), Lufkin
Dist. 4
- Jep Fuller (D), Port Arthur
Dist. 5
- Neveille H. Colson (D), Navasota
Dist. 6
- James E. Taylor (D), Kerens
Dist. 7
- Bill D. Wood (D), Tyler
Dist. 8
Dist. 9
- Ray Roberts (D), McKinney
Dist. 10
- Doyle Willis (D), Fort Worth
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Dist. 11
Dist. 12
- Crawford Martin (D), Hillsboro
Dist. 13
- Jarrard Secrest (D), Temple
Dist. 14
- Charles F. Herring (D), Austin
Dist. 15
- Culp Krueger (D), El Campo
Dist. 16
- Searcy Bracewell (D), Houston
Dist. 17
- Jimmy Phillips (D), Angleton
Dist. 18
- William S. Fly (D), Victoria
Dist. 19
- Rudolph A. Weinert (D), Seguin
Dist. 20
- Bruce Reagan (D), Corpus Christi
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Dist. 21
- Abraham Kazen (D), Laredo
Dist. 22
- Wayne Wagonseller (D), Stoneburg
Dist. 23
- George Moffett (D), Chillicothe
Dist. 24
- David Ratliff (D), Stamford
Dist. 25
Dist. 26
Dist. 27
- Hubert R. Hudson (D), Brownsville
Dist. 28
- Preston Smith (D), Lubbock
Dist. 29
- Frank Owen, III (D), El Paso
Dist. 30
Dist. 31
- Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo
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=House=
The House was composed of 150 Democrats.
House members included future federal judge Barefoot Sanders and future Congressmen 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, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070830201642/http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legis/members/roster.cfm]