Sixty-first Texas Legislature

The 61st Texas Legislature met in 1969 in a regular session from January 14 to June 2 and in two consecutive special sessions from July 28 to August 26 and from August 27 to September 9. All members present during this session were elected in the 1968 general elections.

Sessions

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	29
	Republican Party	2
Total		31

House

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	141
	Republican Party	8
	Independent	1
Total		150

Officers

Senate

Lieutenant Governor: Ben Barnes, Democrat
President Pro Tempore (regular session): Don C. Kennard, Democrat
President Pro Tempore (1st called session): Horace J. "Doc" Blanchard, Democrat
President Pro Tempore (2nd called session): James P. Word, Democrat

House

Speaker of the House: Gus Mutscher, Democrat

Members

Senate

Dist. 1

A.M. Aikin, Jr. (D), Paris

Dist. 2

Jack Strong (D), Longview

Dist. 3

Charlie Wilson (D), Lufkin

Dist. 4

D. Roy Harrington (D), Port Arthur

Dist. 5

William T. "Bill" Moore (D), Bryan

Dist. 6

Criss Cole (D), Houston

Dist. 7

Chet Brooks (D), Pasadena

Dist. 8

O.H. "Ike" 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. "Babe" Schwartz (D), Galveston

Dist. 18

W. N. "Bill" Patman (D), Ganado

Dist. 19

V.E. "Red" Berry (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. "Pete" Snelson (D), Midland

Dist. 26

Joe J. Bernal (D), San Antonio

Dist. 27

James Bates (D), Edinburg

Dist. 28

H.J. "Doc" Blanchard (D), Lubbock

Dist. 29

Joe Christie (D), El Paso

Dist. 30

Jack Hightower (D), Vernon

Dist. 31

Grady Hazlewood (D), Canyon

House

Dist. 1

Ed Howard (D)

gollark: It seems like *you're* interpreting things uncharitably at this point.

gollark: > the entire discussion broke out due to misunderstanding; and you claimed to purposefully understand me wrong: https://discord.com/channels/346530916832903169/348702212110680064/809474809301827595I do not think this is what they meant; presumably, they're more willing to charitably interpret things from people for whom that has been accurate in the past.

gollark: And you regularly insult Rust programmers similarly.

gollark: https://discord.com/channels/346530916832903169/348702212110680064/815547980886573076 isn't evidence, you just said "trolling".

gollark: I am *not* joking about considering "anti-advertising" things anticompetitive and thus bad.

External links

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

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