Seventy-third Texas Legislature
# Seventy-third Texas Legislature

The 73rd Texas Legislature met from January 12, 1993, to May 31, 1993. All members present during this session were elected in the 1992 general elections.

## Sessions

Regular Session: January 12, 1993 - May 31, 1993

## Party summary

### Senate

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| - | - | - |
| | Democratic Party | 18 |
| | Republican Party | 13 |
| Total | Total | 31 |

### House of Representatives

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| - | - | - |
| | Democratic Party | 91 |
| | Republican Party | 59 |
| Total | Total | 150 |

## Officers

### Senate

* Lieutenant Governor: Bob Bullock, Democrat
* President Pro Tempore: John T. Montford, Democrat

### House

* Speaker of the House: Pete Laney, Democrat

## Members

### Senate

| Senator | Party | District | Home Town | Took Office |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bill Ratliff | Republican | 1 | Mount Pleasant | 1989 |
| Florence Shapiro | Republican | 2 | Plano | 1993 |
| Bill Haley | Democratic | 3 | Center | 1992 |
| Carl A. Parker | Democratic | 4 | Port Arthur | 1977 |
| Jim Turner | Democratic | 5 | Crockett | 1991 |
| Dan Shelley | Republican | 6 | Crosby | 1993 |
| Don Henderson | Republican | 7 | Houston | 1993 |
| O.H. "Ike" Harris | Republican | 8 | Dallas | 1967 |
| David Sibley | Republican | 9 | Waco | 1991 |
| Chris Harris | Republican | 10 | Arlington | 1991 |
| Jerry E. Patterson | Republican | 11 | Houston | 1993 |
| Mike Moncrief | Democratic | 12 | Fort Worth | 1991 |
| Rodney Ellis | Democratic | 13 | Houston | 1990 |
| Gonzalo Barrientos | Democratic | 14 | Austin | 1985 |
| John Whitmire | Democratic | 15 | Houston | 1983 |
| John N. Leedom | Republican | 16 | Dallas | 1981 |
| J. E. "Buster" Brown | Republican | 17 | Lake Jackson | 1981 |
| Ken Armbrister | Democratic | 18 | Victoria | 1987 |
| Gregory Luna | Democratic | 19 | San Antonio | 1985 |
| Carlos F. Truan | Democratic | 20 | Corpus Christi | 1977 |
| Judith Zaffirini | Democratic | 21 | Laredo | 1987 |
| Jane Nelson | Republican | 22 | Lewisville | 1993 |
| Royce West | Democratic | 23 | Dallas | 1993 |
| Frank L. Madla | Democratic | 24 | San Antonio | 1993 |
| Bill Sims | Democratic | 25 | San Antonio | 1983 |
| Jeff Wentworth | Republican | 26 | San Antonio | 1992 |
| Eddie Lucio, Jr. | Democratic | 27 | Brownsville | 1991 |
| John Montford | Democratic | 28 | Lubbock | 1982 |
| Peggy Rosson | Democratic | 29 | El Paso | 1991 |
| Steve Carriker | Democratic | 30 | Roby | 1988 |
| Teel Bivins | Republican | 31 | Amarillo | 1989 |

## Sources

http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/holidays.html

https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/sessionOverviews/summary/soe73.pdf (Summary of Enactments for the 73rd Legislature)

