Fifty-eighth Texas Legislature

The 58th Texas Legislature met from January 8, 1963, to May 24, 1963. All members present during this session were elected in the 1962 general elections.

Sessions

Regular Session: January 8, 1963 - May 24, 1963

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	31
Total		31

House

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	140
	Republican Party	10
Total		150

Officers

Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: Preston Smith (D)
• President Pro Tempore: Martin Dies, Jr. (D)

House

• Speaker of the House: Byron Tunnell (D)

Members

Senate

Dist. 1 A.M. Aikin, Jr. (D), Paris Dist. 2 Jack Strong (D), Longview Dist. 3 Martin Dies, Jr. (D), Lufkin Dist. 4 D. Roy Harrington (D), Port Arthur Dist. 5 Neveille Colson (D), Navasota Dist. 6 Criss Cole (D), Houston Dist. 7 Galloway Calhoun (D), Tyler Dist. 8 George Parkhouse (D), Dallas Dist. 9 Ralph Hall (D), Rockwall Dist. 10 Don Kennard (D), Fort Worth

Dist. 11 William T. "Bill" Moore (D), Bryan Dist. 12 J.P. Word (D), Meridian Dist. 13 Murray Watson, Jr. (D), Waco Dist. 14 Charles F. Herring (D), Austin Dist. 15 Culp Krueger (D), El Campo Dist. 16 Louis Crump (D), San Saba Dist. 17 A.R. "Babe" Schwartz (D), Galveston Dist. 18 W.N. "Bill" Patman (D), Ganado Dist. 19 Walter Richter (D), Gonzales Dist. 20 Bruce Reagan (D), Corpus Christi

Dist. 21 Abraham Kazen (D), Laredo Dist. 22 Tom Creighton (D), Mineral Wells Dist. 23 George Moffett (D), Chillicothe Dist. 24 David Ratliff (D), Stamford Dist. 25 Dorsey B. Hardeman (D), San Angelo Dist. 26 Franklin Spears (D), San Antonio Dist. 27 James Bates (D), Edinburg Dist. 28 H.J. "Doc" Blanchard (D), Lubbock Dist. 29 Frank Owen (D), Midland Dist. 30 Andrew J. Rogers (D), Childress Dist. 31 Grady Hazlewood (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