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Governor: George W. Bush
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Lieutenant Governor: Bob Bullock
Speaker(s) of the House:
James E. "Pete" Laney
The House Journal and Senate Journal for the 75th Regular Session are available from the Legislative Reference Library.
Rules
Staff Directories for the 75th Regular Session
House Research Organization. Legislative Staff: 75th Legislature
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