The 66th Texas Legislature met from January 9, 1979, to May 28, 1979. All members present during this session were elected in the 1978 general elections.

Sessions

Regular Session: January 9, 1979 - May 28, 1979

Party summary

Senate

House

Officers

Senate

Lieutenant Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

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:

Bill Meier Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak ...

, Democrat

House

Speaker of the House The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...

: Bill Wayne Clayton, Democrat

Members

Senate

Dist. 1 * Ed Howard (D), Texarkana Dist. 2 * Peyton McKnight (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. 3 * Don Adams (D), Jasper Dist. 4 * Carl A. Parker (D), Port Arthur Dist. 5 * W. 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. 6 * Lindon Williams (D), Houston Dist. 7 * Gene Jones (D), Houston Dist. 8 * O.H. "Ike" Harris (R), Dallas Dist. 9 * Ron Clower (D), Garland Dist. 10 *

(D),

Euless Euless ( ) is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Dallas and Fort Worth. Euless is part of the Mid-Cities region between Dallas and Fort Worth. In 2020 Census, the population of Euless was 61,032. The population of the ...

Dist. 11 *

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 *

Betty Andujar Elizabeth Richards Andujar (November 6, 1912 – June 8, 1997), was a homemaker, civic activist, and politician, the first Republican woman to be elected and serve in the Texas State Senate. From 1973 to 1983, Andujar represented District 12 ...

(R),

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. 13 *

Walter Mengden Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

(R), Waco Dist. 14 * Lloyd Doggett (D),

Austin Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...

Dist. 15 * Jack Ogg (D), Houston Dist. 16 * Bill Braecklein (D), Dallas Dist. 17 * A.R. "Babe" Schwartz (D), Galveston Dist. 18 * W.N. "Bill" Patman (D), Ganado Dist. 19 * Glenn Kothmann (D), San Antonio Dist. 20 * Carlos F. Truan (D), Corpus Christi Dist. 21 * John Traeger (D), Seguin Dist. 22 * Tom Creighton (D),

Mineral Wells Mineral Wells is a city in Palo Pinto and Parker Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 16,788 at the 2010 census (14,644 in Palo Pinto and 2144 in Parker). The city is named for mineral wells in the area, which were highly pop ...

Dist. 23 * Oscar Mauzy (D), Dallas Dist. 24 * Grant Jones (D), Abilene Dist. 25 * W. E. "Pete" Snelson (D),

Midland Midland may refer to: Places Australia * Midland, Western Australia Canada * Midland, Albert County, New Brunswick * Midland, Kings County, New Brunswick * Midland, Newfoundland and Labrador * Midland, Ontario India * Midland Ward, Kohima, Nagal ...

Dist. 26 * R.L. "Bob" Vale (D), San Antonio Dist. 27 * Raul Longoria (D), Edinburg Dist. 28 *

E L Short E, or e, is the fifth letter and the second vowel letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''e'' (pronounced ); plura ...

(D), Tahoka Dist. 29 * Tati Santiesteban (D), El Paso Dist. 30 *

Ray Farabee Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gra ...

(D), Wichita Falls Dist. 31 * Bob Price (R), Amarillo

House

External links

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