62nd Texas Legislature

The 62nd Texas Legislature met from January 12, 1971, to May 31, 1971, in regular session, and again in four more special called sessions (see below). All members present during this session were elected in the 1970 general elections.

Sessions

• Regular session: January 12, 1971 – May 31, 1971
• 1st called session: June 1, 1971 – June 4, 1971
• 2nd called session: March 28, 1972 – March 30, 1972
• 3rd called session: June 14, 1972 – July 7, 1972
• 4th called session: September 18, 1972 – October 17, 1972

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	29
	Republican Party	2
Total		31

House

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	140
	Republican Party	10
Total		150

Officers

Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: Ben Barnes, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (regular session): Jack Hightower, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (1st called session): Wallace E. "Pete" Snelson, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (2nd called session): Barbara Jordan, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (3rd called session): Chet Brooks, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (4th called session): Wayne Connally, Democrat

House

• Speaker of the House: Gus Mutscher, Democrat. Mutscher served as Speaker of the House until the second called session of the Sixty-second Texas Legislature beginning on March 28, 1972, at which time he resigned as Speaker and Rayford Price was elected Speaker of the House and served until the end of the Sixty-second Texas Legislature.

Members

Senate

Dist. 1 A. M. Aikin Jr. (D), Paris Dist. 2 Lindley Beckworth (D), Longview Dist. 3 Charlie Wilson (D), Lufkin Dist. 4 D. Roy Harrington (D), Port Arthur Dist. 5 William T. Moore (D), Bryan Dist. 6 Jim Wallace (D), Houston Dist. 7 Chet Brooks (D), Pasadena Dist. 8 O. H. Harris (R), Dallas Dist. 9 Ralph Hall (D), Rockwall Dist. 10 Don Kennard (D), Fort Worth

Dist. 11 Barbara Jordan (D), Houston Dist. 12 J. P. Word (D), Meridian Dist. 13 Murray Watson Jr. (D), Waco Dist. 14 Charles F. Herring (D), Austin Dist. 15 Henry Grover (R), Houston Dist. 16 Mike McKool (D), Dallas Dist. 17 A. R. Schwartz (D), Galveston Dist. 18 Bill Patman (D), Ganado Dist. 19 Glenn Kothmann (D), San Antonio Dist. 20 Ronald W. Bridges (D), Corpus Christi

Dist. 21 Wayne Connally (D), Floresville Dist. 22 Tom Creighton (D), Mineral Wells Dist. 23 Oscar Mauzy (D), Dallas Dist. 24 David Ratliff (D), Stamford Dist. 25 W. E. Snelson (D), Midland Dist. 26 Joe J. Bernal (D), San Antonio Dist. 27 James Bates (D), Edinburg Dist. 28 H. J. Blanchard (D), Lubbock Dist. 29 Joe Christie (D), El Paso Dist. 30 Jack Hightower (D), Vernon Dist. 31 Max Sherman (D), Amarillo

House

Legislative actions

The Legislature established the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association.

External links

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