The 72nd Texas Legislature met from January 8, 1991, to May 27, 1991, and in four subsequent special called sessions. All members present during this session were elected in the 1990 general elections.

Sessions

Regular Session: January 8, 1991 - May 27, 1991 1st Called Session: July 15, 1991 - August 13, 1991 2nd Called Session: August 19, 1991 - August 25, 1991 3rd Called Session: January 2, 1992 - January 8, 1992 4th Called Session: November 10, 1992 - December 3, 1992

Party summary

Senate

AffiliationMembersNote
Democratic Party22
Republican Party9
Total31

House of Representatives

AffiliationMembersNote
Democratic Party90
Republican Party60
Total150

Officers

Senate

  • Lieutenant Governor: Bob Bullock, Democrat
  • President Pro Tempore (regular session): Bob Glasgow, Democrat
  • President Pro Tempore (1st called session): Don Henderson, Republican
  • President Pro Tempore (2nd called session): Don Henderson, Republican
  • President Pro Tempore (3rd called session): Bill Sims, Democrat
  • President Pro Tempore (4th called session): Bill Sims, Democrat

House

Members

Senate

SenatorPartyDistrictHome TownTook office
Bill RatliffRepublican1Mount Pleasant1989
Ted LyonDemocratic2Mesquite1991
Bill HaleyDemocratic3Center1991
Carl A. ParkerDemocratic4Port Arthur1977
Jim TurnerDemocratic5Crockett1991
Gene GreenDemocratic6Houston1987
Don HendersonRepublican7Houston1991
O.H. "Ike" HarrisRepublican8Dallas1967
David SibleyRepublican9Waco1991
Chris HarrisRepublican10Arlington1991
Chet BrooksDemocratic11Pasadena1967
Mike MoncriefDemocratic12Fort Worth1991
Rodney EllisDemocratic13Houston1990
Gonzalo BarrientosDemocratic14Austin1985
John WhitmireDemocratic15Houston1983
John N. LeedomRepublican16Dallas1981
J. E. "Buster" BrownRepublican17Lake Jackson1981
Ken ArmbristerDemocratic18Victoria1987
Frank TejedaDemocratic19San Antonio1987
Carlos F. TruanDemocratic20Corpus Christi1977
Judith ZaffiriniDemocratic21Laredo1987
Bob GlasgowDemocratic22Stephenville1980
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratic23Dallas1987
Robert Temple Dickson IIIDemocratic24San Antonio1989
Bill SimsDemocratic25San Antonio1983
Cyndi Taylor KrierRepublican26San Antonio1985
Eddie Lucio, Jr.Democratic27Brownsville1991
John MontfordDemocratic28Lubbock1982
Peggy RossonDemocratic29El Paso1991
Steve CarrikerDemocratic30Roby1988
Teel BivinsRepublican31Amarillo1989

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