Sixty-first Texas Legislature

The 61st Texas Legislature met in 1969 in a regular session from January 14 to June 2 and in two consecutive special sessions from July 28 to August 26 and from August 27 to September 9. All members present during this session were elected in the 1968 general elections.

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	29
	Republican Party	2
Total		31

House

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	141
	Republican Party	8
	Independent	1
Total		150

Officers

Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: Ben Barnes, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (regular session): Don C. Kennard, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (1st called session): Horace J. "Doc" Blanchard, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (2nd called session): James P. Word, Democrat

House

• Speaker of the House: Gus Mutscher, Democrat

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. "Bill" Moore (D), Bryan Dist. 6 Criss Cole (D), Houston Dist. 7 Chet Brooks (D), Pasadena Dist. 8 O.H. "Ike" 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 Mike McKool (D), Dallas Dist. 17 A.R. "Babe" Schwartz (D), Galveston Dist. 18 W. N. "Bill" Patman (D), Ganado Dist. 19 V.E. "Red" Berry (D), San Antonio Dist. 20 Ronald W. Bridges (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 W. E. "Pete" Snelson (D), Midland Dist. 26 Joe J. Bernal (D), San Antonio Dist. 27 James Bates (D), Edinburg Dist. 28 H.J. "Doc" Blanchard (D), Lubbock Dist. 29 Joe Christie (D), El Paso Dist. 30 Jack Hightower (D), Vernon Dist. 31 Grady Hazlewood (D), Canyon

House

Dist. 1

• Ed Howard (D)

External links

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