51st Texas Legislature

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The 51st Texas Legislature met from January 11, 1949, to July 6, 1949. All members present during this session were elected in the 1948 general elections.

## Sessions

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Regular Session: January 11, 1949 - July 6, 1949

## Party summary

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### Senate

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Affiliation  | Members  | Note

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| Democratic Party | 31  |
Total | 31 |

### House

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Affiliation  | Members  | Note

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| Democratic Party | 150  |
Total | 150 |

## Officers

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### Senate

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* Lieutenant Governor: Allan Shivers (D) until September 1, 1949. Upon the death of Governor Beauford H. Jester, he became Governor and the Office of Lieutenant Governor was vacant.
* President Pro Tempore: Kyle Vick (D)

George C. Morris (D)
Grady Hazlewood (D)
Wardlow W. Lane (D)

### House

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* Speaker of the House: Durwood Manford (D)

## Members

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### Senate

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Dist. 1

* Howard A. Carney (D), Atlanta

Dist. 2

* Wardlow Lane (D), Center

Dist. 3

* Ottis E. Lock (D), Lufkin

Dist. 4

* W. R. Cousins, Jr. (D), Beaumont

Dist. 5

* Mrs. Neveille H. Colson (D), Navasota

Dist. 6

* James E. Taylor (D), Kerens

Dist. 7

* Warren McDonald (D), Tyler

Dist. 8

* A. 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

* Crawford Martin (D), Hillsboro

Dist. 13

* Kyle Vick (D), Waco

Dist. 14

* William T. "Bill" Moore (D), Bryan

Dist. 15

* Gus J. Strauss (D), Hallettsville

Dist. 16

* Searcy Bracewell (D), Houston

Dist. 17

* Jimmy Phillips (D), Angleton

Dist. 18

* John J. Bell (D), Cuero

Dist. 19

* R. A. Weinert (D), Seguin

Dist. 20

* Carlos Ashley (D), Llano

Dist. 21

* W. A. Shofner (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

* Hill D. Hudson (D), Pecos

Dist. 30

* Kilmer B. Corbin (D), Lamesa

Dist. 31

* Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo

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### House

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The House was composed of 150 Democrats.

House members included future Governors Preston Smith and Dolph Briscoe, and future Congressmen Jack Brooks, Bob Casey, Abraham Kazen and J.T. Rutherford.

## Sources

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* Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide, 1949-51. A.H. Belo Corporation, Dallas, Texas.

## External links

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* Texas Legislature Online
* Texas Senate
* Texas House of Representatives
* Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
* Legislative Reference Library

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Texas State Legislatures (and year convened)

* 1 (1846)
* 2 (1847)
* 3 (1849)
* 4 (1851)
* 5 (1853)
* 6 (1855)
* 7 (1857)
* 8 (1859)
* 9 (1861)
* 10 (1863)
* 11 (1866)†
* 12 (1870)†
* 13 (1873)†
* 14 (1874)†
* 15 (1876)†
* 16 (1879)
* 17 (1881)
* 18 (1883)
* 19 (1885)
* 20 (1887)
* 21 (1889)
* 22 (1891)
* 23 (1893)
* 24 (1895)
* 25 (1897)
* 26 (1899)
* 27 (1901)
* 28 (1903)
* 29 (1905)
* 30 (1907)
* 31 (1909)
* 32 (1911)
* 33 (1913)
* 34 (1915)
* 35 (1917)
* 36 (1919)
* 37 (1921)
* 38 (1923)
* 39 (1925)
* 40 (1927)
* 41 (1929)
* 42 (1931)
* 43 (1933)
* 44 (1935)
* 45 (1937)
* 46 (1939)
* 47 (1941)
* 48 (1943)
* 49 (1945)
* 50 (1947)
* 51 (1949)
* 52 (1951)
* 53 (1953)
* 54 (1955)
* 55 (1957)
* 56 (1959)
* 57 (1961)
* 58 (1963)
* 59 (1965)
* 60 (1967)
* 61 (1969)
* 62 (1971)
* 63 (1973)
* 64 (1975)
* 65 (1977)
* 66 (1979)
* 67 (1981)
* 68 (1983)
* 69 (1985)
* 70 (1987)
* 71 (1989)
* 72 (1991)
* 73 (1993)
* 74 (1995)
* 75 (1997)
* 76 (1999)
* 77 (2001)
* 78 (2003)
* 79 (2005)
* 80 (2007)
* 81 (2009)
* 82 (2011)
* 83 (2013)
* 84 (2015)
* 85 (2017)
* 86 (2019)
* 87 (2021)
* 88 (2023)
* 89 (2025)

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