Fifty-fourth 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,

External links

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