56th Texas Legislature
Introduction The '''56th Texas Legislature''' met from January 13, 1959, to May 7, 1959, and in three special sessions from May to August of that same year. All members present during this session were elected in the 1958 general elections.
Sessions '''Regular Session:''' January 13, 1959 – May 12, 1959'''1st Called Session:''' May 18, 1959 – June 16, 1959'''2nd Called Session:''' June 17, 1959 – July 16, 1959'''3rd Called Session:''' July 17, 1959 – Aug 6, 1959
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:''' George Parkhouse (D), Rudolph A. Weinert (D),Jarrard Secrest (D), Andrew J. “Andy” Rogers (D), Abraham “Chick” Kazen (D), Frank Owen, III (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'''* Martin Dies, Jr. (D), Lufkin'''Dist. 4'''* Jep Fuller (D), Port Arthur'''Dist. 5'''* Neveille H. Colson (D), Navasota'''Dist. 6'''* Robert W. Baker (D), Houston'''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'''* Louis Crump (D), San Saba'''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 Congressmen Robert Eckhardt, 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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