Sixty-third 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

House

External links

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