The 54th Texas Legislature met from January 11, 1955, to June 7, 1955. All members present during this session were elected in the 1954 general elections.
Sessions
Regular Session: January 11, 1955 - June 7, 1955
Party summary
Senate
House
Officers
Senate
Lieutenant Governor: Ben Ramsey (D) President Pro Tempore: Crawford Martin (D) Neveille H. Colson (D)
House
Speaker of the House: Jim T. Lindsey (D)
Members
Senate
Dist. 1
Howard A. Carney (D), Atlanta
Dist. 2
Wardlow Lane (D), Center
Dist. 3
Ottis E. Lock (D), Lufkin
Dist. 4
Jep Fuller (D), Port Arthur
Dist. 5
Neveille H. Colson (D), Navasota
Dist. 6
James E. Taylor (D), Kerens
Dist. 7
Warren McDonald (D), Tyler
Dist. 8
George M. Parkhouse (D), Dallas
Dist. 9
Ray Roberts (D), McKinney
Dist. 10
Doyle Willis (D), Fort Worth
Dist. 11
William T. "Bill" Moore (D), Bryan
Dist. 12
Crawford Martin (D), Hillsboro
Dist. 13
Jarrard Secrest (D), Temple
Dist. 14
Johnnie B. Rogers (D), Austin
Dist. 15
Gus J. Strauss (D), Hallettsville
Dist. 16
Searcy Bracewell (D), Houston
Dist. 17
Jimmy Phillips (D), Angleton
Dist. 18
William S. Fly (D), Victoria
Dist. 19
Rudolph A. Weinert (D), Seguin
Dist. 20
William H. Shireman (D), Corpus Christi
Dist. 21
Abraham Kazen (D), Laredo
Dist. 22
Wayne Wagonseller (D), Stoneburg
Dist. 23
George Moffett (D), Chillicothe
Dist. 24
David Ratliff (D), Stamford
Dist. 25
Dorsey B. Hardeman (D), San Angelo
Dist. 26
Oswald Latimer (D), San Antonio
Dist. 27
Rogers Kelly (D), Edinburg
Dist. 28
Keith Kelly (D), Fort Worth
Dist. 29
Frank Owen, III (D), El Paso
Dist. 30
Andrew J. "Andy" Rogers (D), Childress
Dist. 31
Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo
House
The House was composed of 150 Democrats.
House members included future Governor Dolph Briscoe, future federal judge Barefoot Sanders and future Congressmen Kika de la Garza and Joe Pool, as well as future Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr, and future Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jack Hightower along with future Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler.
Sources
Legislative Reference Library of Texas,