Special Sessions of the Texas Legislature

After the end of a regular session and before the start of the next regular session, the Governor may call a special session to cover specific topics. Special sessions can last no longer than 30 days and are limited to the topics designated by the Governor (Texas Constitution Article 3, Section 40). For more information, see the FAQ on special sessions.

List of special sessions and years

Session Days Governor Dates Session topics
88th 1st C.S. 30 Greg Abbott May 29, 2023–Jun 27, 2023 2 topics
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88th 2nd C.S. 17 Greg Abbott Jun 27, 2023–Jul 13, 2023 4 topics
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88th 3rd C.S. 30 Greg Abbott Oct 9, 2023–Nov 7, 2023 10 topics
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88th 4th C.S. 29 Greg Abbott Nov 7, 2023–Dec 5, 2023 4 topics
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87th 1st C.S. 30 Greg Abbott Jul 8, 2021–Aug 6, 2021 11 topics
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87th 2nd C.S. 27 Greg Abbott Aug 7, 2021–Sep 2, 2021 18 topics
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87th 3rd C.S. 30 Greg Abbott Sep 20, 2021–Oct 19, 2021 10 topics
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85th 1st C.S. 29 Greg Abbott Jul 18, 2017–Aug 15, 2017 21 topics
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83rd 1st C.S. 30 Rick Perry May 27, 2013–Jun 25, 2013 4 topics
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83rd 2nd C.S. 30 Rick Perry Jul 1, 2013–Jul 30, 2013 3 topics
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83rd 3rd C.S. 7 Rick Perry Jul 30, 2013–Aug 5, 2013 1 topic
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82nd 1st C.S. 30 Rick Perry May 31, 2011–Jun 29, 2011 6 topics
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81st 1st C.S. 2 Rick Perry Jul 1, 2009–Jul 2, 2009 3 topics
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79th 1st C.S. 30 Rick Perry Jun 21, 2005–Jul 20, 2005 22 topics
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79th 2nd C.S. 30 Rick Perry Jul 21, 2005–Aug 19, 2005 21 topics
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79th 3rd C.S. 30 Rick Perry Apr 17, 2006–May 16, 2006 12 topics
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78th 1st C.S. 29 Rick Perry Jun 30, 2003–Jul 28, 2003 30 topics
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78th 2nd C.S. 30 Rick Perry Jul 28, 2003–Aug 26, 2003 5 topics
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78th 3rd C.S. 28 Rick Perry Sep 15, 2003–Oct 12, 2003 14 topics
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78th 4th C.S. 28 Rick Perry Apr 20, 2004–May 17, 2004 14 topics
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72nd 1st C.S. 30 Ann W. Richards Jul 15, 1991–Aug 13, 1991 10 topics
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72nd 2nd C.S. 7 Ann W. Richards Aug 19, 1991–Aug 25, 1991 13 topics
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72nd 3rd C.S. 7 Ann W. Richards Jan 2, 1992–Jan 8, 1992 3 topics
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72nd 4th C.S. 24 Ann W. Richards Nov 10, 1992–Dec 3, 1992 1 topic
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71st 1st C.S. 30 William P. Clements Jun 20, 1989–Jul 19, 1989 59 topics
Proclamations
71st 2nd C.S. 29 William P. Clements Nov 14, 1989–Dec 12, 1989 1 topic
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71st 3rd C.S. 30 William P. Clements Feb 27, 1990–Mar 28, 1990 2 topics
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71st 4th C.S. 30 William P. Clements Apr 2, 1990–May 1, 1990 3 topics
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71st 5th C.S. 29 William P. Clements May 2, 1990–May 30, 1990 3 topics
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71st 6th C.S. 4 William P. Clements Jun 4, 1990–Jun 7, 1990 37 topics
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70th 1st C.S. 2 William P. Clements Jun 2, 1987–Jun 3, 1987 4 topics
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70th 2nd C.S. 30 William P. Clements Jun 22, 1987–Jul 21, 1987 72 topics
Proclamations
69th 1st C.S. 3 Mark W. White, Jr. May 28, 1985–May 30, 1985 3 topics
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69th 2nd C.S. 30 Mark W. White, Jr. Aug 6, 1986–Sep 4, 1986 19 topics
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69th 3rd C.S. 23 Mark W. White, Jr. Sep 8, 1986–Sep 30, 1986 21 topics
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68th 1st C.S. 4 Mark W. White, Jr. Jun 22, 1983–Jun 25, 1983 11 topics
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68th 2nd C.S. 30 Mark W. White, Jr. Jun 4, 1984–Jul 3, 1984 31 topics
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67th 1st C.S. 30 William P. Clements Jul 13, 1981–Aug 11, 1981 20 topics
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67th 2nd C.S. 5 William P. Clements May 24, 1982–May 28, 1982 7 topics
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67th 3rd C.S. 3 William P. Clements Sep 7, 1982–Sep 9, 1982 2 topics
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65th 1st C.S. 11 Dolph Briscoe Jul 11, 1977–Jul 21, 1977 5 topics
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65th 2nd C.S. 30 Dolph Briscoe Jul 10, 1978–Aug 8, 1978 18 topics
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63rd 1st C.S. 3 Dolph Briscoe Dec 18, 1973–Dec 20, 1973 1 topic
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62nd 1st C.S. 4 Preston Smith Jun 1, 1971–Jun 4, 1971 10 topics
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62nd 2nd C.S. 3 Preston Smith Mar 28, 1972–Mar 30, 1972 2 topics
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62nd 3rd C.S. 24 Preston Smith Jun 14, 1972–Jul 7, 1972 1 topic
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62nd 4th C.S. 30 Preston Smith Sep 18, 1972–Oct 17, 1972 30 topics
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61st 1st C.S. 30 Preston Smith Jul 28, 1969–Aug 26, 1969 2 topics
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61st 2nd C.S. 14 Preston Smith Aug 27, 1969–Sep 9, 1969 12 topics
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60th 1st C.S. 30 John B. Connally, Jr. Jun 4, 1968–Jul 3, 1968 3 topics
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59th 1st C.S. 10 John B. Connally, Jr. Feb 14, 1966–Feb 23, 1966 1 topic
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57th 1st C.S. 30 Price Daniel, Sr. Jul 10, 1961–Aug 8, 1961 24 topics
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57th 2nd C.S. 5 Price Daniel, Sr. Aug 10, 1961–Aug 14, 1961 2 topics
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57th 3rd C.S. 30 Price Daniel, Sr. Jan 3, 1962–Feb 1, 1962 39 topics
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56th 1st C.S. 30 Price Daniel, Sr. May 18, 1959–Jun 16, 1959 11 topics
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56th 2nd C.S. 30 Price Daniel, Sr. Jun 17, 1959–Jul 16, 1959 13 topics
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56th 3rd C.S. 21 Price Daniel, Sr. Jul 17, 1959–Aug 6, 1959 3 topics
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55th 1st C.S. 30 Price Daniel, Sr. Oct 14, 1957–Nov 12, 1957 56 topics
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55th 2nd C.S. 21 Price Daniel, Sr. Nov 13, 1957–Dec 3, 1957 3 topics
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53rd 1st C.S. 30 Robert Allan Shivers Mar 15, 1954–Apr 13, 1954 23 topics
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51st 1st C.S. 30 Robert Allan Shivers Jan 31, 1950–Mar 1, 1950 39 topics
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47th 1st C.S. 11 Coke R. Stevenson Sep 9, 1941–Sep 19, 1941 1 topic
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45th 1st C.S. 30 James V Allred May 27, 1937–Jun 25, 1937 29 topics
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45th 2nd C.S. 30 James V Allred Sep 27, 1937–Oct 26, 1937 3 topics
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44th 1st C.S. 30 James V Allred Sep 16, 1935–Oct 15, 1935 34 topics
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44th 2nd C.S. 30 James V Allred Oct 16, 1935–Nov 14, 1935 31 topics
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44th 3rd C.S. 30 James V Allred Sep 28, 1936–Oct 27, 1936 3 topics
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43rd 1st C.S. 30 Miriam Ferguson Sep 14, 1933–Oct 13, 1933 153 topics
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43rd 2nd C.S. 30 Miriam Ferguson Jan 29, 1934–Feb 27, 1934 116 topics
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43rd 3rd C.S. 30 Miriam Ferguson Aug 27, 1934–Sep 25, 1934 59 topics
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43rd 4th C.S. 30 Miriam Ferguson Oct 12, 1934–Nov 10, 1934 9 topics
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42nd 1st C.S. 30 Ross S. Sterling Jul 14, 1931–Aug 12, 1931 31 topics
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42nd 2nd C.S. 26 Ross S. Sterling Sep 8, 1931–Oct 3, 1931 28 topics
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42nd 3rd C.S. 23 Ross S. Sterling Aug 30, 1932–Sep 21, 1932 23 topics
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42nd 4th C.S. 10 Ross S. Sterling Nov 3, 1932–Nov 12, 1932 2 topics
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41st 1st C.S. 30 Daniel J. Moody, Jr. Apr 22, 1929–May 21, 1929 58 topics
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41st 2nd C.S. 30 Daniel J. Moody, Jr. Jun 3, 1929–Jul 2, 1929 40 topics
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41st 3rd C.S. 18 Daniel J. Moody, Jr. Jul 3, 1929–Jul 20, 1929 14 topics
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41st 4th C.S. 30 Daniel J. Moody, Jr. Jan 20, 1930–Feb 18, 1930 13 topics
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41st 5th C.S. 30 Daniel J. Moody, Jr. Feb 19, 1930–Mar 20, 1930 51 topics
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40th 1st C.S. 30 Daniel J. Moody, Jr. May 9, 1927–Jun 7, 1927 78 topics
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39th 1st C.S. 26 Miriam Ferguson Sep 13, 1926–Oct 8, 1926 125 topics
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38th 1st C.S. 1 Pat M. Neff Mar 15, 1923–Mar 15, 1923 4 topics
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38th 2nd C.S. 30 Pat M. Neff Apr 16, 1923–May 15, 1923 58 topics
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38th 3rd C.S. 30 Pat M. Neff May 16, 1923–Jun 14, 1923 16 topics
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37th 1st C.S. 30 Pat M. Neff Jul 18, 1921–Aug 16, 1921 134 topics
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37th 2nd C.S. 9 Pat M. Neff Aug 17, 1921–Aug 25, 1921 3 topics
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36th 1st C.S. 5 William P. Hobby May 5, 1919–May 9, 1919 3 topics
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36th 2nd C.S. 30 William P. Hobby Jun 23, 1919–Jul 22, 1919 253 topics
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36th 3rd C.S. 30 William P. Hobby May 20, 1920–Jun 18, 1920 204 topics
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36th 4th C.S. 12 William P. Hobby Sep 21, 1920–Oct 2, 1920 30 topics
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35th 1st C.S. 30 James E. Ferguson Apr 18, 1917–May 17, 1917 96 topics
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35th 2nd C.S. 59 James E. Ferguson Aug 1, 1917–Aug 30, 1917 24 topics
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35th 3rd C.S. 30 William P. Hobby Aug 31, 1917–Sep 29, 1917 71 topics
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35th 4th C.S. 30 William P. Hobby Feb 26, 1918–Mar 27, 1918 172 topics
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34th 1st C.S. 30 James E. Ferguson Apr 29, 1915–May 28, 1915 77 topics
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33rd 1st C.S. 30 Oscar Branch Colquitt Jul 21, 1913–Aug 19, 1913 50 topics
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33rd 2nd C.S. 30 Oscar Branch Colquitt Aug 24, 1914–Sep 22, 1914 8 topics
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33rd 3rd C.S. 30 Oscar Branch Colquitt Sep 23, 1914–Oct 22, 1914 7 topics
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32nd 1st C.S. 30 Oscar Branch Colquitt Jul 31, 1911–Aug 29, 1911 86 topics
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31st 1st C.S. 30 Thomas Mitchell Campbell Mar 13, 1909–Apr 11, 1909 27 topics
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31st 2nd C.S. 30 Thomas Mitchell Campbell Apr 12, 1909–May 11, 1909 38 topics
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31st 3rd C.S. 30 Thomas Mitchell Campbell Jul 19, 1910–Aug 17, 1910 27 topics
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31st 4th C.S. 24 Thomas Mitchell Campbell Aug 18, 1910–Sep 10, 1910 7 topics
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30th 1st C.S. 30 Thomas Mitchell Campbell Apr 12, 1907–May 11, 1907 31 topics
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29th 1st C.S. 30 S.W.T. Lanham Apr 15, 1905–May 14, 1905 12 topics
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29th 2nd C.S. 9 S.W.T. Lanham Mar 26, 1906–Apr 3, 1906 1 topic
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28th 1st C.S. 30 S.W.T. Lanham Apr 2, 1903–May 1, 1903 15 topics
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27th 1st C.S. 30 Joseph D. Sayers Aug 6, 1901–Sep 4, 1901 27 topics
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27th 2nd C.S. 27 Joseph D. Sayers Sep 5, 1901–Oct 1, 1901 4 topics
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26th 1st C.S. 30 Joseph D. Sayers Jan 23, 1900–Feb 21, 1900 22 topics
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25th 1st C.S. 30 Charles A. Culberson May 22, 1897–Jun 20, 1897 14 topics
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24th 1st C.S. 7 Charles A. Culberson Oct 1, 1895–Oct 7, 1895 5 topics
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22nd 1st C.S. 30 James Stephen Hogg Mar 14, 1892–Apr 12, 1892 16 topics
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20th 1st C.S. 30 Lawrence Sullivan Ross Apr 16, 1888–May 15, 1888 7 topics
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18th 1st C.S. 30 John Ireland Jan 8, 1884–Feb 6, 1884 14 topics
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17th 1st C.S. 30 Oran M. Roberts Apr 6, 1882–May 5, 1882 31 topics
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16th 1st C.S. 30 Oran M. Roberts Jun 10, 1879–Jul 9, 1879 91 topics
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14th 2nd R.S. 63 Richard Coke Jan 12, 1875–Mar 15, 1875 56 topics
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12th Provisional 17 Edmund J. Davis Feb 8, 1870–Feb 24, 1870 3 topics
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12th 1st C.S. 112 Edmund J. Davis Apr 26, 1870–Aug 15, 1870 36 topics
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12th Adjourned 82 Edmund J. Davis Sep 12, 1871–Dec 2, 1871 5 topics
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10th 1st C.S. 20 Pendleton Murrah May 9, 1864–May 28, 1864
10th 2nd C.S. 30 Pendleton Murrah Oct 17, 1864–Nov 15, 1864 5 topics
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9th 1st C.S. 34 Francis R. Lubbock Feb 2, 1863–Mar 7, 1863 21 topics
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8th 1st C.S. 20 Sam Houston Jan 21, 1861–Feb 9, 1861
8th Adjourned 23 Edward Clark Mar 18, 1861–Apr 9, 1861
6th Adjourned 57 Elisha M. Pease Jul 7, 1856–Sep 1, 1856
4th 1st C.S. 29 Peter Hansbrough Bell Jan 10, 1853–Feb 7, 1853
3rd 1st C.S. 26 Peter Hansbrough Bell Aug 12, 1850–Sep 6, 1850
3rd 2nd C.S. 16 Peter Hansbrough Bell Nov 18, 1850–Dec 3, 1850