Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Hugo Berlanga

Full Name: Hugo Berlanga

Terms of Service

House, 75th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ Legislature
1/14/1997 - 3/6/1998
Democrat
House, 74th ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/10/1995 - 1/14/1997
Democrat
House, 73rd Legislature
1/12/1993 - 1/10/1995
Democrat
House, 72nd Legislature
1/8/1991 - 1/12/1993
Democrat
House, 71st ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/10/1989 - 1/8/1991
Democrat
Speaker Pro Tem, 1/11/1989.
House, 70th Legislature
1/13/1987 - 1/10/1989
Democrat
Speaker Pro Tem, 1/21/1987.
House, 69th Legislature
1/8/1985 - 1/13/1987
Democrat
Speaker Pro Tem, 1/17/1985.
House, 68th Legislature
1/11/1983 - 1/8/1985
Democrat
Speaker Pro Tem, 1/19/1983.
House, 67th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/13/1981 - 1/11/1983
Democrat
House, 66th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ Legislature
1/10/1979 - 1/13/1981
Democrat
House, 65th Legislature
1/11/1977 - 1/9/1979
Democrat

(1) Speaker Pro Tem, 1/11/1989 - 3/16/1990. "Appointments Aid Education Plan: S. Texas Lawmakers Named to Key Legislative Positions," 1/12/1989. Corpus Christi Caller-Times .
(2) Oath of office date not found in journal. Not present at organization of the House 1/13/1981, p. 4. Roll call votes blank or absence excused due to illness through 2/2/1981. Present for roll call vote on 2/3/1981, p. 361. House Journal .
(3) Jaime Capelo, in special election 5/2/1998, sworn 5/13/1998, succeeded Hugo Berlanga, resigned 3/6/1998. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) Not present at organization of the House 1/9/1979. Sworn 1/10/1979 by Paul W. Nye, Chief Justice, Court of Civil Appeals for the Thirteenth Supreme Judicial District of Texas sitting at Corpus Christi. Oaths of Office .
(5) Sworn 12/21/1994. Oaths of Office .
(6) Sworn 1/10/1979. Oaths of Office .
(7) 75th Legislature - Berlanga resigned 3/6/1998. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators 1947.
(8) 75th Legislature - Capelo oath of office date. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Seniority Order .
(9) May 1998 Special Election. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 35, honoring the members of the House of Representatives who have served in the military forces of the United States. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
United States Army Reserve, Specialist Fifth Class. 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 35. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

Photograph. Hugo Berlanga, Members of the 75th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Hugo Berlanga, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Hugo Berlanga, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Hugo Berlanga, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Hugo Berlanga, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Hugo Berlanga, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Hugo Berlanga, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Hugo Berlanga, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Hugo Berlanga, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Hugo Berlanga, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Hugo Berlanga, State Preservation Board
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature 1995.

Other Resources

Mentioned in MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS article. Handbook of Texas Online .
Mentioned in Minority Civil Rights and the Texas Legislature 2018.
Biographical sketch, "Key Legislators Influence Dental Legislation," January 1995, p. 27. Texas Dental Journal .
Mentioned in "Politicos Conflictivos: Lawsuits, Kickbacks, and the Boogie Man Sink Corpus Christi Democrats Into Disarray," 1/30/2004. Texas Observer .
Photo and biographical sketch. Tribute to the Mexican American Legislators of Texas 1978.