The 55th Texas Legislature met from January 8, 1957, to May 23, 1957, and in two special sessions in November - December of that same year. All members present during this session were elected in the 1956 general elections.
Contents
Sessions
Regular Session: January 8, 1957 - May 23, 1957
1st Called Session: October 14, 1957 - November 12, 1957
2nd Called Session: November 13, 1957 - December 3, 1957
Senate
Searcy Bracewell (D), William T. "Bill" Moore (D) and Jep S. Fuller (D)
House
House
The House was composed of 150 Democrats.
House members included future federal judge Barefoot Sanders and future Congressmen Kika de la Garza and Joe Pool, as well as future Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, future Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr, and future Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler.
References
Fifty-fifth Texas Legislature Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA