63rd Texas Legislature

The 63rd Texas Legislature met from January 9, 1973, to May 28, 1973, in regular session, and again in a special called session from December 18, 1973, to December 20, 1973. All members present during this session were elected in the 1972 general elections.

Sessions

Regular Session: January 9, 1973 - May 28, 1973
Called Session: December 18, 1973 - December 20, 1973

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	28
	Republican Party	3
Total		31

House

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	133
	Republican Party	17
Total		150

Officers

Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: William P. Hobby, Jr., Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (regular session): Oscar Mauzy, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (called session): Max Sherman, Democrat

House

• Speaker of the House: M. Price Daniel, Jr., Democrat

Members

Senate

Dist. 1

• A.M. Aikin, Jr. (D), Paris

Dist. 2

• Peyton McKnight (D), Tyler

Dist. 3

• Don Adams (D), Jasper

Dist. 4

• D. Roy Harrington (D), Port Arthur

Dist. 5

• William T. "Bill" Moore (D), Bryan

Dist. 6

• Jim Wallace (D), Houston

Dist. 7

• Bob Gammage (D), Houston

Dist. 8

• O.H. "Ike" Harris (R), Dallas

Dist. 9

• Ron Clower (D), Garland

Dist. 10

• Bill Meier (D), Euless

Dist. 11

• Chet Brooks (D), Houston

Dist. 12

• Betty Andujar (R), Fort Worth

Dist. 13

• Walter Mengden (R), Houston

Dist. 14

• Charles F. Herring (D), Austin

Dist. 15

• Jack Ogg (D), Houston

Dist. 16

• Bill Braecklein (D), Dallas

Dist. 17

• A.R. "Babe" Schwartz (D), Galveston

Dist. 18

• W.N. "Bill" Patman (D), Ganado

Dist. 19

• Glenn Kothmann (D), San Antonio

Dist. 20

• Mike McKinnon (D), Corpus Christi

Dist. 21

• John Traeger (D), Seguin

Dist. 22

• Tom Creighton (D), Mineral Wells

Dist. 23

• Oscar Mauzy (D), Dallas

Dist. 24

• Grant Jones (D), Abilene

Dist. 25

• W. E. "Pete" Snelson (D), Midland

Dist. 26

• Nelson Wolff (D), San Antonio

Dist. 27

• Raul Longoria (D), Edinburg

Dist. 28

• H.J. "Doc" Blanchard (D), Lubbock

Dist. 29

• Tati Santiesteban (D), El Paso

Dist. 30

• Jack Hightower (D), Vernon

Dist. 31

• Max Sherman (D), Amarillo

External links

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