The 52nd Texas Legislature convened from January 9 to June 8, 1951. All members present during this session were elected in the 1950 general elections.

Sessions

Regular Session: January 9, 1951 – June 8, 1951

Party summary

Senate

House

Officers

Senate

* Lieutenant Governor: Ben Ramsey (D) * President Pro Tempore: Pat M. Bullock (D)

House

* Speaker of the House: Reuben Senterfitt (D)

Members

Senate

Dist. 1 * Howard A. Carney (D), Atlanta Dist. 2 * Wardlow Lane (D), Center Dist. 3 * Ottis E. Lock (D),

Lufkin Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas and the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and about 60 miles west of the Texas-Louisiana border. Its estimated population is 35,021 as of July 1, 2019. Lufkin was founded ...

Dist. 4 * Jep Fuller (D), Port Arthur Dist. 5 * Mrs. Neveille H. Colson (D),

Navasota Navasota is a city in Grimes County, Texas, Grimes County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,643 at the 2020 census. In 2005, the Texas Legislature designated Navasota as the "Blues Capital of Texas" in honor of the late Mance Lipscomb, ...

Dist. 6 * James E. Taylor (D), Kerens Dist. 7 * Warren McDonald (D),

Tyler Tyler may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tyler (name), an English name; with lists of people with the surname or given name * Tyler, the Creator (born 1991), American rap artist and producer * John Tyler, 10th president of the United ...

Dist. 8 * A. Aiken, Jr. (D), Paris Dist. 9 * Joe Carter (D),

Sherman Sherman most commonly refers to: *Sherman (name), a surname and given name (and list of persons with the name) ** William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891), American Civil War General *M4 Sherman, a tank Sherman may also refer to: Places United St ...

Dist. 10 * Joe Russell (D), Royse City Dist. 11 *

George Parkhouse George Marshall Parkhouse (May 13, 1900 – August 24, 1967) was a Democratic member of both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate from District 8 Dallas County. He did this despite having lost his left arm and left leg in a chil ...

(D), Dallas Dist. 12 *

Crawford Martin Crawford Collins Martin (March 13, 1916 – December 29, 1972) was a Texas State Senator, Texas Secretary of State and Attorney General of Texas from 1967 until his death. Early life Martin was born to Will M. Martin and Daisy (Beavers) Martin at ...

(D), Hillsboro Dist. 13 * Kyle Vick (D), Waco Dist. 14 * William T. "Bill" Moore (D),

Bryan Bryan may refer to: Places United States * Bryan, Arkansas * Bryan, Kentucky * Bryan, Ohio * Bryan, Texas * Bryan, Wyoming, a ghost town in Sweetwater County in the U.S. state of Wyoming * Bryan Township (disambiguation) Facilities and structur ...

Dist. 15 * Gus J. Strauss (D),

Hallettsville Hallettsville is a city in Lavaca County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,731 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lavaca County. Hallettsville also has a sizable German-Texan population as the towns founders were mainly German ...

Dist. 16 *

Searcy Bracewell J. Searcy Bracewell Jr. (January 19, 1918 – May 13, 2003), was a Texas Democratic politician and founder of the law firm Bracewell LLP, based in Houston. He served as both a member of the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate from ...

(D), Houston Dist. 17 * Jimmy Phillips (D), Angleton Dist. 18 * John J. Bell (D),

Cuero Cuero ( ) is a city in and the county seat of DeWitt County, Texas, United States. Its population was 8,128 at the 2020 census. History The city of Cuero had its start in the mid-19th century as a stopping point on the Chisholm Trail cattle route ...

Dist. 19 *

Rudolph A. Weinert Rudolph A. Weinert (December 19, 1894 – January 24, 1974) was a politician from Seguin, Texas, who served in the Texas Senate for 27 years. Early life and family Rudolph A. Weinert was born December 19, 1894. Weinert was married to Johnnye Po ...

(D), Seguin Dist. 20 * Carlos Ashley (D), Llano Dist. 21 * W. A. Shofner (D), Temple Dist. 22 * Wayne Wagonseller (D), Stoneburg Dist. 23 * George Moffett (D), Chillicothe Dist. 24 * Pat Bullock (D), Colorado City Dist. 25 *

Dorsey B. Hardeman Dorsey Brodie Hardeman (December 11, 1902 – August 11, 1992) was an American Democratic politician, attorney, businessman, farmer, and rancher from San Angelo, Texas. Background Dorsey Hardeman was born in Henderson in Chester County, Tenn ...

(D), San Angelo Dist. 26 * Walter Tynan (D), San Antonio Dist. 27 * Rogers Kelly (D), Edinburg Dist. 28 * Keith Kelly (D),

Fort Worth Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...

Dist. 29 * Hill D. Hudson (D),

Pecos Pecos may refer to: Places * Pecos River, rises near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States * Pecos, Texas, a city in Reeves County, Texas, United States * Pecos County, Texas, named for the Pecos River ** Pecos Spring, a spring * Pecos, New Mexico, a ...

Dist. 30 * Kilmer B. Corbin (D), Lamesa Dist. 31 * Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo

House

The House was composed of 149 Democrats and 1 Republican. The lone Republican, Edward T. Dicker of Dallas was the first Republican elected to the Texas legislature in 20 years. House members included future Governor Dolph Briscoe, and future Congressmen

Abraham Kazen Abraham Kazen Jr., usually known as Chick Kazen (January 17, 1919 – November 29, 1987), was a U.S. Representative from Texas's 23rd congressional district, the first to serve in that particular position. Elected in 1966, Kazen served unti ...

and

J.T. Rutherford J T Rutherford (May 30, 1921November 6, 2006), was an American lawyer and World War II veteran who served as a Democratic United States Congressional Representative for 4 terms from 1955 to 1963. He previously served as a state legislator fro ...

and future Texas Attorney General

Waggoner Carr Vincent Waggoner Carr (October 1, 1918 – February 25, 2004) was an American politician who served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Texas House ...

Sources

* Legislative Reference Library of Texas

External links

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