55th Texas Legislature
Introduction The '''55th Texas Legislature''' met from January 8, 1957, to May 23, 1957, and in two special sessions in November - December of that same year. All members present during this session were elected in the 1956 general elections.
Sessions '''Regular Session:''' January 8, 1957 - May 23, 1957'''1st Called Session:''' October 14, 1957 - November 12, 1957'''2nd Called Session:''' November 13, 1957 - December 3, 1957
Party summary ===Senate=== Affiliation Members Note   Democratic Party 31 '''Total''' '''31'''===House=== Affiliation Members Note   Democratic Party 150		 '''Total''' '''150'''
Officers ===Senate===* '''Lieutenant Governor:''' Ben Ramsey (D)* '''President Pro Tempore:''' Ottis E. Lock (D), Carlos C. Ashley Sr. (D),Searcy Bracewell (D), William T. "Bill" Moore (D) and Jep S. Fuller (D)===House===* '''Speaker of the House:''' Waggoner Carr (D)
Members ===Senate==='''Dist. 1'''* Howard A. Carney (D), Atlanta'''Dist. 2'''* Wardlow Lane (D), Center'''Dist. 3'''* Ottis E. Lock (D), Lufkin'''Dist. 4'''* Jep Fuller (D), Port Arthur'''Dist. 5'''* Neveille H. Colson (D), Navasota'''Dist. 6'''* James E. Taylor (D), Kerens'''Dist. 7'''* Bill D. Wood (D), Tyler'''Dist. 8'''* George M. Parkhouse (D), Dallas'''Dist. 9'''* Ray Roberts (D), McKinney'''Dist. 10'''* Doyle Willis (D), Fort Worth'''Dist. 11'''* William T. "Bill" Moore (D), Bryan'''Dist. 12'''* Crawford Martin (D), Hillsboro'''Dist. 13'''* Jarrard Secrest (D), Temple'''Dist. 14'''* Charles F. Herring (D), Austin'''Dist. 15'''* Culp Krueger (D), El Campo'''Dist. 16'''* Searcy Bracewell (D), Houston'''Dist. 17'''* Jimmy Phillips (D), Angleton'''Dist. 18'''* William S. Fly (D), Victoria'''Dist. 19'''* Rudolph A. Weinert (D), Seguin'''Dist. 20'''* Bruce Reagan (D), Corpus Christi'''Dist. 21'''* Abraham Kazen (D), Laredo'''Dist. 22'''* Wayne Wagonseller (D), Stoneburg'''Dist. 23'''* George Moffett (D), Chillicothe'''Dist. 24'''* David Ratliff (D), Stamford'''Dist. 25'''* Dorsey B. Hardeman (D), San Angelo'''Dist. 26'''* Henry B. Gonzalez (D), San Antonio'''Dist. 27'''* Hubert R. Hudson (D), Brownsville'''Dist. 28'''* Preston Smith (D), Lubbock'''Dist. 29'''* Frank Owen, III (D), El Paso'''Dist. 30'''* Andrew J. "Andy" Rogers (D), Childress'''Dist. 31'''* Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo===House===The House was composed of 150 Democrats.House members included future federal judge Barefoot Sanders and future Congressmen Kika de la Garza and Joe Pool, as well as future Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, future Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr, and future Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler.
Sources * Legislative Reference Library of Texas,
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