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Governor: Rick Perry
- Vetoes
Lieutenant Governor: Bill Ratliff
Speaker(s) of the House:
James E. "Pete" Laney
The House Journal and Senate Journal for the 77th Regular Session are available online.
Rules
Staff Directories for the 77th Regular Session
House Research Organization. Legislative Staff: 77th Legislature
| Status | HB | HCR | HJR | HR | SB | SCR | SJR | SR | Total HB & SB | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filed | 3701 | 335 | 114 | 1453 | 1843 | 78 | 54 | 1269 | 5544 | 8847 |
| Passed | 992 | 258 | 13 | 1430 | 609 | 54 | 7 | 1268 | 1601* | 4631 |
| Vetoed | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 |
* Bills signed by the Governor: 1507
Bills effective without the Governor's signature: 10
Bills signed by the Governor with line-item veto: 1
Other: 1 (Returned to Senate; no further action taken)
| Description | House Members |
Senate Members |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 120 | 27 | 147 |
| Female | 30 | 4 | 34 |
| Party affiliation | |||
| Democrat | 78 | 15 | 93 |
| Republican | 72 | 16 | 88 |
| Incumbency | |||
| Incumbents | 139 | 30 | 169 |
| Freshmen* | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Ethnicity** | |||
| African-American | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| Caucasian | 108 | 22 | 130 |
| Hispanic | 27 | 7 | 34 |
| Age | |||
| Under 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 30-39 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 40-49 | 51 | 9 | 60 |
| 50-59 | 45 | 14 | 59 |
| 60-69 | 25 | 7 | 32 |
| 70 and over | 9 | 0 | 9 |
* Includes Rep. Crownover, elected 05/2000; Rep. Villarreal, elected 02/2000 and Sen. Van De Putte, elected 11/1999. (76th Regular Session ended 05/31/1999.)
** Terms beginning on or before 01/09/2001.
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