54th Texas Legislature
Introduction The '''54th Texas Legislature''' met from January 11, 1955, to June 7, 1955.All members present during this session were elected in the 1954 general elections.
Sessions '''Regular Session:''' January 11, 1955 - June 7, 1955
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:''' Crawford Martin (D)   Neveille H. Colson (D)===House===* '''Speaker of the House:''' Jim T. Lindsey (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'''* Warren McDonald (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'''* Johnnie B. Rogers (D), Austin'''Dist. 15'''* Gus J. Strauss (D), Hallettsville'''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'''* William H. Shireman (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'''* Oswald Latimer (D), San Antonio'''Dist. 27'''* Rogers Kelly (D), Edinburg'''Dist. 28'''* Keith Kelly (D), Fort Worth'''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 Governor Dolph Briscoe, future federal judge Barefoot Sanders and future Congressmen Kika de la Garza and Joe Pool, as well as future Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr, and future Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jack Hightower along with future Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler.
Sources * Legislative Reference Library of Texas,
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