Seventy-second 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 (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

[edit] 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

[edit] Party summary

[edit] Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	22
	Republican Party	9
Total		31

[edit] House of Representatives

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	90
	Republican Party	60
Total		150

[edit] Officers

[edit] 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

[edit] House

• Speaker of the House: Gibson D. "Gib" Lewis, Democrat

[edit] Members

[edit] 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 Jim Turner (D), Crockett Dist. 6 Gene Green (D), Houston Dist. 7 Don Henderson (R), Houston Dist. 8 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

[edit] Sources

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

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

[edit] References

[edit] 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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