71st Texas Legislature

The 71st Texas Legislature met from January 10, 1989, to May 29, 1989, and in six subsequent special called sessions (see below). All members present during this session were elected in the 1988 general elections.

Sessions

Regular Session: January 10, 1989 – May 29, 1989

1st Called Session: June 20, 1989 – July 18, 1989

2nd Called Session: November 14, 1989 – December 12, 1989

3rd Called Session: February 27, 1990 – March 28, 1990

4th Called Session: April 2, 1990 – May 1, 1990

5th Called Session: May 2, 1990 – May 30, 1990

6th Called Session: June 4, 1990 – June 7, 1990

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	23
	Republican Party	8
Total		31

House of Representatives

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	91
	Republican Party	59
Total		150

Officers

Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: William P. Hobby, Jr., Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (regular session): John N. Leedom, Republican
• President Pro Tempore (1st called session): J. E. "Buster" Brown, Republican
• President Pro Tempore (2nd called session): Kent A. Caperton, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (3rd called session): Hugh Parmer, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (4th-6th called sessions): Bob McFarland, Republican

House

• Speaker of the House: Gibson D. "Gib" Lewis, Democrat

Members

Senate

Senator		Party	District	Home Town	Took Office
	Bill Ratliff	Republican	1	Mount Pleasant	1989
	Ted Lyon	Democratic	2	Mesquite	1991
	Bill Haley	Democratic	3	Center	1991
	Carl A. Parker	Democratic	4	Port Arthur	1977
	Kent A. Caperton	Democratic	5	Bryan	1981
	Gene Green	Democratic	6	Houston	1987
	Don Henderson	Republican	7	Houston	1991
	O.H. "Ike" Harris	Republican	8	Dallas	1967
	Chet Edwards	Democratic	9	Duncanville	1983
	Chris Harris	Republican	10	Arlington	1991
	Chet Brooks	Democratic	11	Pasadena	1967
	Hugh Parmer	Democratic	12	Fort Worth	1983
	Craig A. Washington	Democratic	13	Houston	1983
	Gonzalo Barrientos	Democratic	14	Austin	1985
	John Whitmire	Democratic	15	Houston	1983
	John N. Leedom	Republican	16	Dallas	1981
	J. E. "Buster" Brown	Republican	17	Lake Jackson	1981
	Ken Armbrister	Democratic	18	Victoria	1987
	Frank Tejeda	Democratic	19	San Antonio	1987
	Carlos F. Truan	Democratic	20	Corpus Christi	1977
	Judith Zaffirini	Democratic	21	Laredo	1987
	Bob Glasgow	Democratic	22	Stephenville	1980
	Eddie Bernice Johnson	Democratic	23	Dallas	1987
	Robert Temple Dickson III	Democratic	24	San Antonio	1989
	Bill Sims	Democratic	25	San Antonio	1983
	Cyndi Taylor Krier	Republican	26	San Antonio	1985
	Hector Uribe	Democratic	27	Brownsville	1981
	John Montford	Democratic	28	Lubbock	1982
	H. Tati Santiesteban	Democratic	29	El Paso	1973
	Steve Carriker	Democratic	30	Roby	1988
	Teel Bivins	Republican	31	Amarillo	1989

Sources

http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/holidays.html

http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/sessionOverviews/summary/soe70.pdf