The 69th Texas Legislature met in regular session from January 8, 1985, to May 27, 1985, and in three subsequent special called sessions (see below). All members present during this session were elected in the 1984 general elections.

Sessions

Regular Session: January 8, 1985 - May 27, 1985
1st Called Session: May 28, 1985 - May 30, 1985
2nd Called Session: August 6, 1986 - September 4, 1986
3rd Called Session: September 8, 1986 - September 30, 1986

Party summary

Senate

House

Officers

Senate

* Lieutenant Governor: William P. Hobby, Jr., Democrat * President Pro Tempore ''(regular session)'': Ray Farabee, Democrat * President Pro Tempore ''(1st called session)'': Carlos Truan, Democrat * President Pro Tempore ''(2nd called session)'': Carlos Truan, Democrat * President Pro Tempore ''(3rd called session)'': Carlos Truan, Democrat

House

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: Gibson D. "Gib" Lewis, Democrat

Members

Senate

Dist. 1 * Richard Anderson (D),

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Dist. 2 * Ted Lyon (D), Rockwall Dist. 3 * Roy Blake, Sr. (D),

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Dist. 4 * Carl A. Parker (D), Port Arthur Dist. 5 * Kent A. Caperton (D), Bryan Dist. 6 * Lindon Williams (D),

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...

Dist. 7 * Don Henderson (R),

Dist. 8 * O.H. "Ike" Harris (R),

Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

Dist. 9 * Chet Edwards (D), Duncanville Dist. 10 * Bob McFarland (R), Arlington Dist. 11 * Chet Brooks (D),

Dist. 12 * Hugh Q. Parmer (D), Fort Worth Dist. 13 *

Craig Washington Craig Anthony Washington (born October 12, 1941) is an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Texas who served in the Texas State Senate and the United States House of Representatives. The son of Roy and Azalia Washington, Washi ...

(D),

Dist. 14 * Gonzalo Barrientos (D), Austin Dist. 15 *

John Whitmire John Harris Whitmire (born August 13, 1949) is an American attorney and politician who is the longest-serving current member of the Texas State Senate. Since 1983, he has represented District 15, which includes much of northern Houston, Texas ...

(D),

Dist. 16 * John N. Leedom (R),

Dist. 17 * J. E. "Buster" Brown (R),

Galveston Galveston ( ) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas. The community of , with a population of 47,743 in 2010, is the county seat of surrounding Ga ...

Dist. 18 * John Sharp (D),

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Dist. 19 * Glenn Kothmann (D),

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Dist. 20 * Carlos Truan (D), Corpus Christi Dist. 21 * John Traeger (D), Seguin Dist. 22 * Bob Glasgow (D), Stephenville Dist. 23 * Oscar Mauzy (D),

Dist. 24 * Grant Jones (D), Abilene Dist. 25 * Bill Sims (D),

San Angelo San Angelo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States. Its location is in the Concho Valley, a region of West Texas between the Permian Basin to the northwest, Chihuahuan Desert to the southwest, Osage Pl ...

Dist. 26 * Cyndi Taylor Krier (R),

Dist. 27 * Hector Uribe (D), Brownsville Dist. 28 * John T. Montford (D),

Lubbock Lubbock ( ) is the 10th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of government of Lubbock County. With a population of 260,993 in 2021, the city is also the 85th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the northw ...

Dist. 29 * Tati Santiesteban (D),

El Paso El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the seat of El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the 23rd-largest city in the U.S., the s ...

Dist. 30 * Ray Farabee (D),

Wichita Falls Wichita Falls ( ) is a city in and the seat of government of Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay, and Wichita counties. According ...

Dist. 31 *

Bill Sarpalius William Clarence Sarpalius (; born January 10, 1948) is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, who from 1989 to 1995 represented Texas's 13th congressional district, a large tract of land which includes the T ...

(D),

Amarillo Amarillo ( ; Spanish for " yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the largest city in the Texas Panhandle. A portion of the city extends into Randall Cou ...

House

External links

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