58th Texas Legislature explained

The 58th Texas Legislature^[1] 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

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

House

Notes and References

1. Web site: 58th Texas Legislature (1963). Texas Archive of the Moving Image. October 27, 2019.