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72nd Texas Legislature

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

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=

class="wikitable"
colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" | Affiliation

! valign="bottom" | Members

! valign="bottom" | Note

bgcolor="#3333CC" |  

| Democratic Party

| align="center" | 22

|

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| Republican Party

| align="center" | 9

|

colspan="2" align="center" | Total

! align="center" | 31

!

=House of Representatives=

class="wikitable"
colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" | Affiliation

! valign="bottom" | Members

! valign="bottom" | Note

bgcolor="#3333CC" |  

| Democratic Party

| align="center" | 90

|

bgcolor="#CC0000" |  

| Republican Party

| align="center" | 60

|

colspan="2" align="center" | Total

! align="center" | 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=

Members

= Senate =

class=wikitable

! colspan=2 | Senator

! Party

! District

! Home Town

! Took Office

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| Bill Ratliff

| Republican

| 1

| Mount Pleasant

| 1989

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Ted Lyon

| Democratic

| 2

| Mesquite

| 1991

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Bill Haley

| Democratic

| 3

| Center

| 1991

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Carl A. Parker

| Democratic

| 4

| Port Arthur

| 1977

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Jim Turner

| Democratic

| 5

| Crockett

| 1991

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Gene Green

| Democratic

| 6

| Houston

| 1987

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| Don Henderson

| Republican

| 7

| Houston

| 1991

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| O.H. "Ike" Harris

| Republican

| 8

| Dallas

| 1967

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| David Sibley

| Republican

| 9

| Waco

| 1991

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| Chris Harris

| Republican

| 10

| Arlington

| 1991

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Chet Brooks

| Democratic

| 11

| Pasadena

| 1967

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Mike Moncrief

| Democratic

| 12

| Fort Worth

| 1991

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Rodney Ellis

| Democratic

| 13

| Houston

| 1990

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Gonzalo Barrientos

| Democratic

| 14

| Austin

| 1985

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| John Whitmire

| Democratic

| 15

| Houston

| 1983

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| John N. Leedom

| Republican

| 16

| Dallas

| 1981

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| J. E. "Buster" Brown

| Republican

| 17

| Lake Jackson

| 1981

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Ken Armbrister

| Democratic

| 18

| Victoria

| 1987

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Frank Tejeda

| Democratic

| 19

| San Antonio

| 1987

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Carlos F. Truan

| Democratic

| 20

| Corpus Christi

| 1977

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Judith Zaffirini

| Democratic

| 21

| Laredo

| 1987

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Bob Glasgow

| Democratic

| 22

| Stephenville

| 1980

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Eddie Bernice Johnson

| Democratic

| 23

| Dallas

| 1987

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Robert Temple Dickson III

| Democratic

| 24

| San Antonio

| 1989

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Bill Sims

| Democratic

| 25

| San Antonio

| 1983

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| Cyndi Taylor Krier

| Republican

| 26

| San Antonio

| 1985

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Eddie Lucio, Jr.

| Democratic

| 27

| Brownsville

| 1991

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| John Montford

| Democratic

| 28

| Lubbock

| 1982

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Peggy Rosson

| Democratic

| 29

| El Paso

| 1991

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Steve Carriker

| Democratic

| 30

| Roby

| 1988

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| Teel Bivins

| Republican

| 31

| Amarillo

| 1989

Sources

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

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

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