48th Texas Legislature
Introduction The '''48th Texas Legislature''' met from January 12, 1943, to May 11, 1943.All members present during this session were elected in the 1942 general elections.
Sessions '''Regular Session''': January 12, 1945 – May 11, 1945
Party summary ===Senate=== Affiliation Members Note   Democratic Party 31 '''Total''' '''31'''===House=== Affiliation Members Note   Democratic Party 150 '''Total''' '''150'''
Officers ===Senate===* '''Lieutenant Governor:''' John Lee Smith (D) * '''President Pro Tempore:''' Vernon Lemens (D), Fred Mauritz (D), A. M. Aikin, Jr. (D)===House===* '''Speaker of the House:''' Price Daniel (D)
Members ===Senate==='''Dist. 1'''* E. Harold Beck (D), Texarkana'''Dist. 2'''* Wardlow Lane (D), Center'''Dist. 3'''* Ben Ramsey (D), San Augustine'''Dist. 4'''* Allan Shivers (D), Port Arthur'''Dist. 5'''* Clement Fain (D), Livingston'''Dist. 6'''* Clay Cotten (D), Palestine'''Dist. 7'''* T. C. Chadick (D), Quitman'''Dist. 8'''* A. M. Aiken, Jr. (D), Paris'''Dist. 9'''* Charles R. Jones (D), Bonham'''Dist. 10'''* G. C. Morris (D), Greenville'''Dist. 11'''* William Graves (D), Dallas'''Dist. 12'''* Vernon Lemmons (D), Waxahachie'''Dist. 13'''* Kyle Vick (D), Waco'''Dist. 14'''* Joseph Alton York (D), Bryan'''Dist. 15'''* Louis Sulak (D), La Grange'''Dist. 16'''* Weaver Moore (D), Houston'''Dist. 17'''* William Stone (D), Galveston'''Dist. 18'''* Fred Mauritz (D), Ganado'''Dist. 19'''* Rudolph A. Weinert (D), Seguin'''Dist. 20'''* Houghton Brownlee (D), Austin'''Dist. 21'''* Karl Lovelady (D), Meridian'''Dist. 22'''* Royston Lanning (D), Jacksboro'''Dist. 23'''* George Moffett (D), Chillicothe'''Dist. 24'''* Pat Bullock (D), Snyder'''Dist. 25'''* Penrose Metcalfe (D), San Angelo'''Dist. 26'''* J. Franklin Spears (D), San Antonio'''Dist. 27'''* Rogers Kelly (D), Edinburg'''Dist. 28'''* Jesse Martin (D), Fort Worth'''Dist. 29'''* Henry L. Winfield (D), Fort Stockton'''Dist. 30'''* Marshall Formby (D), McAdoo'''Dist. 31'''* Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo===House===The House was composed of 150 Democrats.House members included future Governors Price Daniel and Preston Smith.
Sources * Legislative Reference Library of Texas
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