Fifty-third Texas Legislature

The 53rd Texas Legislature met from January 13, 1953, to May 27, 1953, and March 15, 1954, to April 13, 1954. All members present during this session were elected in the 1952 general elections.

Sessions

Regular Session: January 13, 1953 – May 27, 1953

Called Session: March 15, 1954 – April 13, 1954

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	31
Total		31

House

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	149
	Independent	1
Total		150

Officers

Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: Ben Ramsey (D)
• President Pro Tempore: Rogers Kelley (D)
  Jimmy Phillips (D)
  Gus J. Strauss (D)
  Dorsey B. Hardeman (D)

House

• Speaker of the House: Reuben Senterfitt (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 Mrs. 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 Joe Carter (D), Sherman 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 John J. Bell (D), Cuero 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 Harley Sadler (D), Abilene 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 James T. Rutherford (D), Odessa Dist. 30 Andrew J. "Andy" Rogers (D), Childress Dist. 31 Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo

House

The House was composed of 149 Democrats and 1 Independent, Charles J. Lieck, Jr., elected as a member of the conservative Good Government League of San Antonio.

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

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