60th Texas Legislature

The 60th Texas Legislature met from January 10, 1967, to May 29, 1967, and again in a special called session from June 4, 1968, to July 3, 1968. All members present during this session were elected in the 1966 general elections. The Democrats retained control of the Legislature.

Sessions

• Regular session: January 10 – May 29, 1967
• Called session: June 4 – July 3, 1968

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	29
	Republican Party	2
Total		31

House

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	143
	Republican Party	7
Total		150

Officers

Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: Preston Smith (D)
• President Pro Tempore (regular session): Bill Patman (D)
• President Pro Tempore (called session): James S. Bates (D)

House

• Speaker of the House: Ben Barnes (D)

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. Moore (D), Bryan Dist. 6 Criss Cole (D), Houston Dist. 7 Chet Brooks (D), Pasadena Dist. 8 O. H. 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 Jim Wade (D), Dallas Dist. 17 A. R. Schwartz (D), Galveston Dist. 18 Bill Patman (D), Ganado Dist. 19 V. E. Berry (D), San Antonio Dist. 20 Bruce Reagan (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 Dorsey B. Hardeman (D), San Angelo Dist. 26 Joe J. Bernal (D), San Antonio Dist. 27 James Bates (D), Edinburg Dist. 28 H. J. Blanchard (D), Lubbock Dist. 29 Joe Christie (D), El Paso Dist. 30 Jack Hightower (D), Vernon Dist. 31 Grady Hazlewood (D), Canyon

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

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