The 50th Texas Legislature met from January 14, 1947, to June 6, 1947. All members present during this session were elected in the 1946 general elections, except for Senator Maribelle Stewart of Houston who succeeded her husband, who died in office, in a special election in 1947.
Sessions
Regular Session: January 14, 1947 - June 6, 1947
Party summary
Senate Affiliation Members Note Democratic Party 31 Total 31
House Affiliation Members Note Democratic Party 150 Total 150
Officers
Senate Lieutenant Governor: Allan Shivers (D) President Pro Tempore: Ben Ramsey (D), T. C. Chadick (D)
House Speaker of the House: William O. Reed (D)
Members
Senate
Dist. 1 Howard A. Carney (D), Atlanta
Dist. 2 Wardlow Lane (D), Center
Dist. 3 Ben Ramsey (D), San Augustine
Dist. 4 W. R. Cousins, Jr. (D), Beaumont
Dist. 5 Roger A. Knight (D), Madisonville
Dist. 6 James E. Taylor (D), Kerens
Dist. 7 T. C. Chadick (D), Quitman
Dist. 8 A. M. Aiken, Jr. (D), Paris
Dist. 9 Charles R. Jones (D), Bonham
Dist. 10 G. C. Morris (D), Greenville
Dist. 11 Fred Harris (D), Dallas
Dist. 12 A. B. Crawford (D), Granbury
Dist. 13 Kyle Vick (D), Waco
Dist. 14 Joseph Alton York (D), Bryan
Dist. 15 Gus J. Strauss (D), Hallettsville
Dist. 16 W. Lacey Stewart (D), Houston succeeded by Maribelle Stewart (D), Houston
Dist. 17 Jimmy Phillips (D), Angleton
Dist. 18 Fred Mauritz (D), Ganado
Dist. 19 Rudolph A. Weinert (D), Seguin
Dist. 20 James A. Stanford (D), Austin
Dist. 21 Buster Brown (D), Temple
Dist. 22 R. L. Proffer (D), Justin
Dist. 23 George Moffett (D), Chillicothe
Dist. 24 Pat Bullock (D), Colorado City
Dist. 25 Dorsey B. Hardeman (D), San Angelo
Dist. 26 Walter Tynan (D), San Antonio
Dist. 27 Rogers Kelly (D), Edinburg
Dist. 28 Keith Kelly (D), Fort Worth
Dist. 29 Henry L. Winfield (D), Fort Stockton
Dist. 30 Sterling J. Parrish (D), Lubbock
Dist. 31 Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo
House The House was composed of 150 Democrats.
House members included future Governors Preston Smith and future Congressmen Jack Brooks, Abraham Kazen and J.T. Rutherford and future U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright.
References Legislative Reference Library of Texas,