50th Texas Legislature
Introduction The '''50th Texas Legislature''' met from January 14, 1947, to June 6, 1947.All members present during this session were elected in the 1946 general elections, except for Senator Maribelle Stewart of Houston who succeeded her husband, who died in office, in a special election in 1947.
Sessions '''Regular Session:''' January 14, 1947 - June 6, 1947
Party summary ===Senate=== Affiliation Members Note   Democratic Party 31 '''Total''' '''31'''===House=== Affiliation Members Note   Democratic Party 150 '''Total''' '''150'''
Officers ===Senate===* '''Lieutenant Governor:''' Allan Shivers (D)* '''President Pro Tempore:''' Ben Ramsey (D), T. C. Chadick (D)===House===* '''Speaker of the House:''' William O. Reed (D)
Members ===Senate==='''Dist. 1'''* Howard A. Carney (D), Atlanta'''Dist. 2'''* Wardlow Lane (D), Center'''Dist. 3'''* Ben Ramsey (D), San Augustine'''Dist. 4'''* W. R. Cousins, Jr. (D), Beaumont'''Dist. 5'''* Roger A. Knight (D), Madisonville'''Dist. 6'''* James E. Taylor (D), Kerens'''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'''* Fred Harris (D), Dallas'''Dist. 12'''* A. B. Crawford (D), Granbury'''Dist. 13'''* Kyle Vick (D), Waco'''Dist. 14'''* Joseph Alton York (D), Bryan'''Dist. 15'''* Gus J. Strauss (D), Hallettsville'''Dist. 16'''* W. Lacey Stewart (D), Houston succeeded by* Maribelle Stewart (D), Houston'''Dist. 17'''* Jimmy Phillips (D), Angleton'''Dist. 18'''* Fred Mauritz (D), Ganado'''Dist. 19'''* Rudolph A. Weinert (D), Seguin'''Dist. 20'''* James A. Stanford (D), Austin'''Dist. 21'''* Buster Brown (D), Temple'''Dist. 22'''* R. L. Proffer (D), Justin'''Dist. 23'''* George Moffett (D), Chillicothe'''Dist. 24'''* Pat Bullock (D), Colorado City'''Dist. 25'''* Dorsey B. Hardeman (D), San Angelo'''Dist. 26'''* Walter Tynan (D), San Antonio'''Dist. 27'''* Rogers Kelly (D), Edinburg'''Dist. 28'''* Keith Kelly (D), Fort Worth'''Dist. 29'''* Henry L. Winfield (D), Fort Stockton'''Dist. 30'''* Sterling J. Parrish (D), Lubbock'''Dist. 31'''* Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo===House===The House was composed of 150 Democrats.House members included future Governors Preston Smith and future Congressmen Jack Brooks, Abraham Kazen and J.T. Rutherford and future U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright.
References * Legislative Reference Library of Texas,