The 50th Texas Legislature met from January 14, 1947, to June 6, 1947. All members present during this session were elected in the 1946 general elections, except for Senator Maribelle Stewart of Houston who succeeded her husband, who died in office, in a special election in 1947.

Sessions

Regular Session: January 14, 1947 - June 6, 1947

Party summary

Senate

House

Officers

Senate

* Lieutenant Governor: Allan Shivers (D) * President Pro Tempore: Ben Ramsey (politician), Ben Ramsey (D), T. C. Chadick (D)

House

* Speaker of the House: William O. Reed (D)

Members

Senate

Dist. 1 * Howard A. Carney (D), Atlanta, Texas, Atlanta Dist. 2 * Wardlow Lane (D), Center, Texas, Center Dist. 3 * Ben Ramsey (politician), Ben Ramsey (D), San Augustine, Texas, San Augustine Dist. 4 * W. R. Cousins, Jr. (D), Beaumont, Texas, Beaumont Dist. 5 * Roger A. Knight (D), Madisonville, Texas, Madisonville Dist. 6 * James E. Taylor (D), Kerens, Texas, Kerens Dist. 7 * T. C. Chadick (D), Quitman, Texas, Quitman Dist. 8 * A. M. Aiken, Jr. (D), Paris, Texas, Paris Dist. 9 * Charles R. Jones (D), Bonham, Texas, Bonham Dist. 10 * G. C. Morris (D), Greenville, Texas, Greenville Dist. 11 * Fred Harris (D), Dallas, Texas, Dallas Dist. 12 * A. B. Crawford (D), Granbury, Texas, Granbury Dist. 13 * Kyle Vick (D), Waco, Texas, Waco Dist. 14 * Joseph Alton York (D), Bryan, Texas, Bryan Dist. 15 * Gus J. Strauss (D), Hallettsville, Texas, Hallettsville Dist. 16 * W. Lacey Stewart (D), Houston, Texas, Houston succeeded by * Maribelle Stewart (D), Houston, Texas, Houston Dist. 17 * Jimmy Phillips (Texas), Jimmy Phillips (D), Angleton, Texas, Angleton Dist. 18 * Fred Mauritz (D), Ganado, Texas, Ganado Dist. 19 * Rudolph A. Weinert (D), Seguin, Texas, Seguin Dist. 20 * James A. Stanford (D), Austin, Texas, Austin Dist. 21 * Buster Brown (D), Temple, Texas, Temple Dist. 22 * R. L. Proffer (D), Justin, Texas, Justin Dist. 23 * George Moffett (D), Chillicothe, Texas, Chillicothe Dist. 24 * Pat Bullock (D), Colorado City, Texas, Colorado City Dist. 25 * Dorsey B. Hardeman (D), San Angelo, Texas, San Angelo Dist. 26 * Walter Tynan (D), San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio Dist. 27 * Rogers Kelly (D), Edinburg, Texas, Edinburg Dist. 28 * Keith Kelly (D), Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth Dist. 29 * Henry L. Winfield (D), Fort Stockton, Texas, Fort Stockton Dist. 30 * Sterling J. Parrish (D), Lubbock, Texas, Lubbock Dist. 31 * Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo, Texas, Amarillo

House

The House was composed of 150 Democrats. House members included future Governors Preston Smith (governor), Preston Smith and future Congressmen Jack Brooks (American politician), Jack Brooks, Abraham Kazen and J.T. Rutherford and future U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright.

References

* Legislative Reference Library of Texas

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