The 63rd Texas Legislature met from January 9, 1973, to May 28, 1973, in regular session, and again in a special called session from December 18, 1973, to December 20, 1973. All members present during this session were elected in the 1972 general elections.

Sessions

Regular Session: January 9, 1973 - May 28, 1973
Called Session: December 18, 1973 - December 20, 1973

Party summary

Senate

House

Officers

Senate

Lieutenant Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

: William P. Hobby, Jr., Democrat * President Pro Tempore ''(regular session)'': Oscar Mauzy, Democrat * President Pro Tempore ''(called session)'': Max Sherman, Democrat

House

Speaker of the House The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hung ...

: M. Price Daniel, Jr., Democrat

Members

Senate

Dist. 1 * A.M. Aikin, Jr. (D),

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

Dist. 2 * Peyton McKnight (D), Tyler Dist. 3 * Don Adams (D),

Jasper Jasper, an aggregate of microgranular quartz and/or cryptocrystalline chalcedony and other mineral phases, is an opaque, impure variety of silica, usually red, yellow, brown or green in color; and rarely blue. The common red color is due to ...

Dist. 4 * D. Roy Harrington (D), Port Arthur Dist. 5 * William T. "Bill" Moore (D),

Bryan Bryan may refer to: Places in the United States * Bryan, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Bryan, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Bryan, Ohio, a city * Bryan, Texas, a city * Bryan, Wyoming, a ghost town * Bryan County, Georgia * ...

Dist. 6 * Jim Wallace (D),

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

Dist. 7 *

Bob Gammage Robert Alton "Bob" Gammage (March 13, 1938 – September 10, 2012) was an American politician, having served as a Democrat in the Texas House of Representatives, the Texas State Senate, and the United States House of Representatives. Education ...

(D),

Dist. 8 * O.H. "Ike" Harris (R),

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

Dist. 9 * Ron Clower (D),

Garland A garland is a decorative braid, knot or wreath of flowers, leaves, or other material. Garlands can be worn on the head or around the neck, hung on an inanimate object, or laid in a place of cultural or religious importance. In contemporary times ...

Dist. 10 *

Bill Meier Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak Plac ...

(D),

Euless Euless ( ) is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. Euless is part of the Mid-Cities region between Dallas and Fort Worth. In 2020 Census, the population of Euless was 61,032. The population of the city inc ...

Dist. 11 *

Chet Brooks Terrance Donnell "Chet" Brooks (born January 1, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for three seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the T ...

(D),

Dist. 12 * Betty Andujar (R),

Fort Worth Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, and Wise County, Te ...

Dist. 13 * Walter Mengden (R),

Dist. 14 * Charles F. Herring (D),

Austin Austin refers to: Common meanings * Austin, Texas, United States, a city * Austin (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Austin (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * Austin Motor Company, a British car manufac ...

Dist. 15 * Jack Ogg (D),

Dist. 16 * Bill Braecklein (D),

Dist. 17 * A.R. "Babe" Schwartz (D),

Galveston Galveston ( ) is a Gulf Coast of the United States, coastal resort town, resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island (Texas), Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas. The community of , with a pop ...

Dist. 18 * W.N. "Bill" Patman (D), Ganado Dist. 19 * Glenn Kothmann (D),

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

Dist. 20 * Mike McKinnon (D), Corpus Christi Dist. 21 * John Traeger (D), Seguin Dist. 22 * Tom Creighton (D), Mineral Wells Dist. 23 * Oscar Mauzy (D),

Dist. 24 * Grant Jones (D), Abilene Dist. 25 * W. E. "Pete" Snelson (D), Midland Dist. 26 *

Nelson Wolff Nelson William Wolff (born October 27, 1940) is a retired American judge and Democratic politician from San Antonio, Texas. He represented Bexar County in the Texas House of Representatives from 1971 to 1973 and the Texas Senate from 1973 to 197 ...

(D),

Dist. 27 * Raul Longoria (D), Edinburg Dist. 28 * H.J. "Doc" Blanchard (D),

Lubbock Lubbock ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...

Dist. 29 * Tati Santiesteban (D),

El Paso El Paso (; ; or ) is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States. The 2020 United States census, 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the List of ...

Dist. 30 * Jack Hightower (D), Vernon Dist. 31 * Max Sherman (D), Amarillo

House

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