73rd Texas Legislature

The 73rd Texas Legislature met from January 12, 1993, to May 31, 1993. All members present during this session were elected in the 1992 general elections, with seats apportioned among the 1990 United States census.

Sessions

Regular Session: January 12, 1993 - May 31, 1993

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	18
	Republican Party	13
Total		31

House of Representatives

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	91
	Republican Party	59
Total		150

Officers

Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: Bob Bullock, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore: John T. Montford, Democrat

House

• Speaker of the House: Pete Laney, Democrat

Members

Senate

Senator		Party	District	Home Town	Took Office
	Bill Ratliff	Republican	1	Mount Pleasant	1989
	Florence Shapiro	Republican	2	Plano	1993
	Bill Haley	Democratic	3	Center	1992
	Carl A. Parker	Democratic	4	Port Arthur	1977
	Jim Turner	Democratic	5	Crockett	1991
	Dan Shelley	Republican	6	Crosby	1993
	Don Henderson	Republican	7	Houston	1993
	O.H. "Ike" Harris	Republican	8	Dallas	1967
	David Sibley	Republican	9	Waco	1991
	Chris Harris	Republican	10	Arlington	1991
	Jerry E. Patterson	Republican	11	Houston	1993
	Mike Moncrief	Democratic	12	Fort Worth	1991
	Rodney Ellis	Democratic	13	Houston	1990
	Gonzalo Barrientos	Democratic	14	Austin	1985
	John Whitmire	Democratic	15	Houston	1983
	John N. Leedom	Republican	16	Dallas	1981
	J. E. "Buster" Brown	Republican	17	Lake Jackson	1981
	Ken Armbrister	Democratic	18	Victoria	1987
	Gregory Luna	Democratic	19	San Antonio	1985
	Carlos F. Truan	Democratic	20	Corpus Christi	1977
	Judith Zaffirini	Democratic	21	Laredo	1987
	Jane Nelson	Republican	22	Lewisville	1993
	Royce West	Democratic	23	Dallas	1993
	Frank L. Madla	Democratic	24	San Antonio	1993
	Bill Sims	Democratic	25	San Antonio	1983
	Jeff Wentworth	Republican	26	San Antonio	1992
	Eddie Lucio, Jr.	Democratic	27	Brownsville	1991
	John Montford	Democratic	28	Lubbock	1982
	Peggy Rosson	Democratic	29	El Paso	1991
	Steve Carriker	Democratic	30	Roby	1988
	Teel Bivins	Republican	31	Amarillo	1989

Sources

http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/holidays.html

https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/sessionOverviews/summary/soe73.pdf (Summary of Enactments for the 73rd Legislature)

External links

• Texas Legislature Online
• Texas Senate
• Texas House of Representatives
• Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
• Legislative Reference Library