The 68th Texas Legislature met in regular session from January 11, 1983, to May 30, 1983, and in two subsequent special called sessions (see below). All members present during this session were elected in the 1982 general elections.
Sessions
Regular Session: January 11, 1983 - May 30, 1983
1st Called Session: June 22, 1983 - June 25, 1983
2nd Called Session: June 4, 1984 - July 3, 1984
Party summary
Senate
House
Officers
Senate
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Lieutenant Governor
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:
William P. Hobby, Jr.
William Pettus Hobby Jr. (born January 19, 1932) is an American Democratic politician who served a record eighteen years as the 37th Lieutenant Governor of Texas. He held that office from January 16, 1973, to January 15, 1991, for an unpreced ...
, Democrat
* President Pro Tempore ''(regular session)'': J. Grant Jones, Democrat
* President Pro Tempore ''(1st called session)'':
Lloyd Doggett, Democrat
* President Pro Tempore ''(2nd called session)'': Lindon Williams, Democrat
House
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Speaker of the House
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Usage
The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...
: Gibson D. "Gib" Lewis, Democrat
Members
Senate
Dist. 1
* Ed Howard (D),
Texarkana
Dist. 2
* Ted Lyon (D),
Rockwall
Dist. 3
* Don Adams (D),
Jasper
Dist. 4
* Carl A. Parker (D),
Port Arthur
Dist. 5
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Kent A. Caperton (D),
Bryan
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* 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. 6
* Lindon Williams (D),
Houston
Dist. 7
* Don Henderson (R),
Houston
Dist. 8
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O.H. "Ike" Harris (R),
Dallas
Dist. 9
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Chet Edwards
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(D),
Duncanville
Dist. 10
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Bob McFarland
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* Mount Bob, New York, United States
*Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
People, fictional characters, and named animals
* Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
*Bob (surnam ...
(R),
Arlington
Dist. 11
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Chet Brooks
Terrance Donnell Brooks (born January 1, 1966 in Midland, Texas) is a former safety who played 3 seasons for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl XXIV. During his college years, he coined the name " ...
(D),
Houston
Dist. 12
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Hugh Q. Parmer (D),
Fort Worth
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Dist. 13
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Craig Washington
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The son of Roy and Azalia Washington, Washin ...
(D),
Houston
Dist. 14
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Lloyd Doggett (D),
Austin
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Dist. 15
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John Whitmire (D),
Houston
Dist. 16
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John N. Leedom
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Seco ...
(R),
Dallas
Dist. 17
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J. E. "Buster" Brown (R),
Galveston
Dist. 18
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John Sharp (D),
Victoria
Dist. 19
* Glenn Kothmann (D),
San Antonio
Dist. 20
* Carlos F. Truan (D),
Corpus Christi
Dist. 21
* John Traeger (D),
Seguin
Dist. 22
* Bob Glasgow (D),
Stephenville
Dist. 23
* Oscar Mauzy (D),
Dallas
Dist. 24
* Grant Jones (D),
Abilene
Dist. 25
* Bill Sims (D),
San Angelo
Dist. 26
* R.L. "Bob" Vale (D),
San Antonio
Dist. 27
* Raul Longoria (D),
Edinburg
Dist. 28
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John T. Montford
John Thomas Montford (born June 28, 1943) is a business consultant in San Antonio, Texas, who is a former member of the Texas State Senate from District 28, based about Lubbock in West Texas. He is a former district attorney for Lubbock County a ...
(D), Lubbock, TX, Lubbock
Dist. 29
* Tati Santiesteban (D), El Paso, TX, El Paso
Dist. 30
* Ray Farabee (D), Wichita Falls, TX, Wichita Falls
Dist. 31
* Bill Sarpalius (D), Amarillo, TX, Amarillo
House
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