Status | HB | HCR | HJR | HR | SB | SCR | SJR | SR | Total HB & SB | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Filed | 3610 | 343 | 123 | 1394 | 1951 | 116 | 43 | 1014 | 5561 | 8594 |
Passed | 870 | 242 | 8 | 1362 | 617 | 76 | 7 | 1007 | 1487 | 4189 |
Vetoed | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 38 |
Description | House Members |
Senate Members |
Total |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 121 | 28 | 149 |
Female | 29 | 3 | 32 |
Party affiliation | |||
Democrat | 82 | 14 | 96 |
Republican | 68 | 16 | 84 |
Incumbency | |||
Incumbents | 124 | 25 | 149 |
Freshmen * | 26 | 6 | 32 |
Ethnicity** | |||
African-American | 14 | 2 | 16 |
Caucasian | 108 | 21 | 129 |
Hispanic | 28 | 7 | 35 |
Age | |||
Under 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
30-39 | 31 | 2 | 33 |
40-49 | 49 | 15 | 64 |
50-59 | 48 | 9 | 57 |
60-69 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
70 and over | 3 | 0 | 3 |
No response | 1 | 0 | 1 |
* Includes Rep. Galloway, elected 11/1996; Rep. Hupp, elected 11/1996; Rep. McClendon, elected 11/1996; Rep. Roman, elected 02/1997; Sen. Carona, elected 06/1996; Sen. Duncan, elected 12/1996 and Sen. Ogden, elected 02/1997. (74th Legislative Session ended 05/29/1995.)
** Terms beginning on or before 01/14/1997.
Senate ethnicity source: Secretary of the Senate memo, February 5, 2003, 'Texas Senate: 63rd - 78th Legislatures'. Secretary of the Senate. 2003.
House ethnicity source: House Chief Clerk's Office, lists of House members and race, 70th - 78th Legislatures. House Chief Clerk's Office. 2003.
Additional sources: Office of the Secretary of the Senate, Texas Senate and Office of the Chief Clerk, Texas House of Representatives