48th Texas Legislature

The 48th Texas Legislature met from January 12, 1943, to May 11, 1943. All members present during this session were elected in the 1942 general elections.

Sessions

Regular Session: January 12, 1945 – May 11, 1945

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	31
Total		31

House

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	150
Total		150

Officers

Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: John Lee Smith (D)
• President Pro Tempore: Vernon Lemens (D), Fred Mauritz (D), A. M. Aikin, Jr. (D)

House

• Speaker of the House: Price Daniel (D)

Members

Senate

Dist. 1 E. Harold Beck (D), Texarkana Dist. 2 Wardlow Lane (D), Center Dist. 3 Ben Ramsey (D), San Augustine Dist. 4 Allan Shivers (D), Port Arthur Dist. 5 Clement Fain (D), Livingston Dist. 6 Clay Cotten (D), Palestine 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 William Graves (D), Dallas Dist. 12 Vernon Lemmons (D), Waxahachie Dist. 13 Kyle Vick (D), Waco Dist. 14 Joseph Alton York (D), Bryan Dist. 15 Louis Sulak (D), La Grange Dist. 16 Weaver Moore (D), Houston Dist. 17 William Stone (D), Galveston Dist. 18 Fred Mauritz (D), Ganado Dist. 19 Rudolph A. Weinert (D), Seguin Dist. 20 Houghton Brownlee (D), Austin

Dist. 21 Karl Lovelady (D), Meridian Dist. 22 Royston Lanning (D), Jacksboro Dist. 23 George Moffett (D), Chillicothe Dist. 24 Pat Bullock (D), Snyder Dist. 25 Penrose Metcalfe (D), San Angelo Dist. 26 J. Franklin Spears (D), San Antonio Dist. 27 Rogers Kelly (D), Edinburg Dist. 28 Jesse Martin (D), Fort Worth Dist. 29 Henry L. Winfield (D), Fort Stockton Dist. 30 Marshall Formby (D), McAdoo Dist. 31 Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo

House

The House was composed of 150 Democrats.

House members included future Governors Price Daniel and Preston Smith.

Sources

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas

External links

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