54th Texas Legislature

The 54th Texas Legislature met from January 11, 1955, to June 7, 1955. All members present during this session were elected in the 1954 general elections.

Sessions

Regular Session: January 11, 1955 - June 7, 1955

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	31
Total		31

House

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	150
Total		150

Officers

Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: Ben Ramsey (D)
• President Pro Tempore: Crawford Martin (D)
  Neveille H. Colson (D)

House

• Speaker of the House: Jim T. Lindsey (D)

Members

Senate

Dist. 1

• Howard A. Carney (D), Atlanta

Dist. 2

• Wardlow Lane (D), Center

Dist. 3

• Ottis E. Lock (D), Lufkin

Dist. 4

• Jep Fuller (D), Port Arthur

Dist. 5

• Neveille H. Colson (D), Navasota

Dist. 6

• James E. Taylor (D), Kerens

Dist. 7

• Warren McDonald (D), Tyler

Dist. 8

• George M. Parkhouse (D), Dallas

Dist. 9

• Ray Roberts (D), McKinney

Dist. 10

• Doyle Willis (D), Fort Worth

Dist. 11

• William T. "Bill" Moore (D), Bryan

Dist. 12

• Crawford Martin (D), Hillsboro

Dist. 13

• Jarrard Secrest (D), Temple

Dist. 14

• Johnnie B. Rogers (D), Austin

Dist. 15

• Gus J. Strauss (D), Hallettsville

Dist. 16

• Searcy Bracewell (D), Houston

Dist. 17

• Jimmy Phillips (D), Angleton

Dist. 18

• William S. Fly (D), Victoria

Dist. 19

• Rudolph A. Weinert (D), Seguin

Dist. 20

• William H. Shireman (D), Corpus Christi

Dist. 21

• Abraham Kazen (D), Laredo

Dist. 22

• Wayne Wagonseller (D), Stoneburg

Dist. 23

• George Moffett (D), Chillicothe

Dist. 24

• David Ratliff (D), Stamford

Dist. 25

• Dorsey B. Hardeman (D), San Angelo

Dist. 26

• Oswald Latimer (D), San Antonio

Dist. 27

• Rogers Kelly (D), Edinburg

Dist. 28

• Keith Kelly (D), Fort Worth

Dist. 29

• Frank Owen, III (D), El Paso

Dist. 30

• Andrew J. "Andy" Rogers (D), Childress

Dist. 31

• Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo

House

The House was composed of 150 Democrats.

House members included future Governor Dolph Briscoe, future federal judge Barefoot Sanders and future Congressmen Kika de la Garza and Joe Pool, as well as future Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr, and future Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jack Hightower along with future Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler.

Sources

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas, [1]

External links

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