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{{short description|Texas legislative session}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2016}}
The '''3rd Texas Legislature''' met from November 5, 1849 to December 3, 1850 in its regular session and two called sessions. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1849.

==Sessions==
* '''3rd Regular session:''' November 5, 1849 – February 11, 1850
* '''3rd First called session:''' August 12, 1850 – September 6, 1850
* '''3rd Second called session:''' November 18, 1850 – December 3, 1850

==Party summary==
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==Officers==
===Senate===
; Lieutenant Governor: [[John Alexander Greer]], Democrat
; President ''pro tempore'': [[Edward Burleson]], Democrat

===House of Representatives===
; Speaker of the House : [[Charles G. Keenan]], Democrat

==Members==
===Senate===
Members of the Texas Senate for the Third Texas Legislature:
{| class="wikitable"
! District
! Senator
! Party
! Took office
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 1|1]]
| [[Matthias Ward]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1849
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 2|2]]
| [[Albert Hamilton Latimer]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1849
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 3|3]]
| [[Hart Hardin]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1849
|-
! rowspan=2|[[Texas Senate, District 4|4]]
| [[Albert Gallitan Walker]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1849
|-
| [[Samuel R. Campbell]]
| Democrat
| align=center |1850
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 5|5]]
| [[David Gage (politician)|David Gage]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1847
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 6|6]]
| [[James F. Taylor]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1849
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 7|7]]
| [[Alfred M. Truitt]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1849
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 8|8]]
| [[John H. McRae]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1847
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 9|9]]
| [[John H. Moffitt (Texas politician)|John H. Moffitt]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1849
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 10|10]]
| [[Isaac Parker (Texas politician)|Isaac Parker]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1847
|-
! rowspan=2|[[Texas Senate, District 11|11]]
| [[John B. Jones (Texas politician)|John B. Jones]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1849
|-
| [[Elisha Marshall Pease]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1849
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 12|12]]
| [[Isaac Wright Brashear]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1846
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 13|13]]
| [[Jesse Grimes]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1846
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 14|14]]
| [[Jerome Bonaparte Robertson|Jerome Bonaparte "Polly" Robertson]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1849
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 15|15]]
| [[Wilds K. Cooke]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1849
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 16|16]]
| [[Edward Burleson]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1846
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 17|17]]
| [[David Young Portis]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1849
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 18|18]]
| [[Alexander H. Phillips]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1846
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 19|19]]
| [[Henry Lawrence Kinney]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1846
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 20|20]]
| [[David Campbell Van Derlip]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1849
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 21|21]]
| [[Henry Clay Davis (Texas politician)|Henry Clay Davis]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1849
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 22|22]]
| [[Benjamin Rush Wallace]]
| Democrat
| align=center | 1846
|}

===House of Representatives===
Members of the House of Representatives for the Third Texas Legislature:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! District
! Representative
! Party
! Term start
! Term end
! Counties Represented

|-
| [[Texas's 1st House of Representatives district|'''1''']]
| [[Burrell P. Smith|Burrell Perry Smith]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Red River County, Texas|Red River]]
|-
| [[Texas's 2nd House of Representatives district|'''2''']]
| [[Hardin Richard Runnels]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 21, 1850
| [[Bowie County, Texas|Bowie]], [[Red River County, Texas|Red River]]
|-
| [[Texas's 3rd House of Representatives district|'''3''']]
| [[James Shackleford Gillet|James S. Gillet]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Lamar County, Texas|Lamar]]
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Texas's 4th House of Representatives district|'''4''']]
| [[Alfred Elkins Pace]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| September 7, 1850
| rowspan=3|[[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin]]
|-
| ''Vacant''
| {{n/a}}
| September 7, 1850
| November 18, 1850
|-
| [[Harrison G. Hendricks]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 18, 1850
| November 3, 1851
|-
| [[Texas's  5th House of Representatives district|'''5''']]
| [[William M. Williams (Texas politician)|William M. Williams]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin]], [[Lamar County, Texas|Lamar]]
|-
| [[Texas's  6th House of Representatives district|'''6''']]
| [[Samuel Bogart]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Collin County, Texas|Collin]], [[Grayson County, Texas|Grayson]]
|-
| [[Texas's  7th House of Representatives district|'''7''']]
| [[William M. Cochran]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas]], [[Denton County, Texas|Denton]]
|-
| [[Texas's  8th House of Representatives district|'''8''']]
| [[Johnson Wren]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Hopkins County, Texas|Hopkins]], [[Hunt County, Texas|Hunt]]
|-
| [[Texas's  9th House of Representatives district|'''9''']]
| [[Joshua Foster Johnson|Joshua F. Johnson]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851 
| [[Titus County, Texas|Titus]]
|-
| [[Texas's  10th House of Representatives district|'''10''']]
| [[M. D. K. Taylor|Marion DeKalb Taylor]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Cass County, Texas|Cass]]
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Texas's  11th House of Representatives district|'''11''']]
| [[Jeremiah Morrill Clough|Jeremiah M. Clough]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| September 6, 1850 
| rowspan=3|[[Harrison County, Texas|Harrison]]
|-
| ''Vacant''
| {{n/a}}
| September 6, 1850
| November 18, 1850
|-
| [[Louis Wigfall|Louis Trezevant Wigfall]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 18, 1850
| November 3, 1851
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Texas's  12th House of Representatives district|'''12''']]
| [[John Hamilton McNairy|John H. McNairy]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| July 22, 1850
| rowspan=3|[[Harrison County, Texas|Harrison]], [[Upshur County, Texas|Upshur]]
|-
| ''Vacant''
| {{n/a}}
| July 22, 1850
| November 18, 1850
|-
| [[Joseph Taylor (politician)|Joseph Taylor]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 18, 1850
| November 3, 1851
|-
| [[Texas's  13th House of Representatives district|'''13''']]
| [[Emory Lloyd]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Rusk County, Texas|Rusk]]
|-
| [[Texas's  14th House of Representatives district|'''14''']]
| [[James Kemp Holland|James K. Holland]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Panola County, Texas|Panola]], [[Rusk County, Texas|Rusk]]
|-
| [[Texas's  15th House of Representatives district|'''15''']]
| [[Elisha Everett Lott]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Henderson County, Texas|Henderson]], [[Smith County, Texas|Smith]]
|-
| [[Texas's  16th House of Representatives district|'''16''']]
| [[Benjamin Franklin Selman|Benjamin F. Selman]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Cherokee County, Texas|Cherokee]]
|-
| [[Texas's  17th House of Representatives district|'''17''']]
| [[William N. Hardeman]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Nacogdoches County, Texas|Nacogdoches]]
|-
| [[Texas's  18th House of Representatives district|'''18''']]
| [[William George Washington Jowers|William G. W. Jowers]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Anderson County, Texas|Anderson]], [[Houston County, Texas|Houston]]
|-
| [[Texas's  19th House of Representatives district|'''19''']]
| [[Adolphus Sterne|Nicholas Adolphus Sterne]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Anderson County, Texas|Anderson]], [[Angelina County, Texas|Angelina]], [[Cherokee County, Texas|Cherokee]], [[Houston County, Texas|Houston]], [[Nacogdoches County, Texas|Nacogdoches]]
|-
| [[Texas's  20th House of Representatives district|'''20''']]
| [[John Polk Jr.]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[San Augustine County, Texas|San Augustine]]
|-
| [[Texas's  21st House of Representatives district|'''21''']]
| [[Josiah M. Smith]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Shelby County, Texas|Shelby]]
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Texas's  22nd House of Representatives district|'''22''']]
| [[Edgar Augustus Whittlesey|Edgar A. Whittlesey]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| July 14, 1850
| rowspan=3|[[Newton County, Texas|Newton]], [[Sabine County, Texas|Sabine]]
|-
| ''Vacant''
| {{n/a}}
| July 14, 1850
| August 16, 1850
|-
| [[Joshua Hopkins Speights|Joshua H. Speights]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| August 16, 1850
| November 3, 1851
|-
| [[Texas's  23rd House of Representatives district|'''23''']]
| [[Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Jasper County, Texas|Jasper]], [[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson]], [[Tyler County, Texas|Tyler]]
|-
| [[Texas's  24th House of Representatives district|'''24''']]
| [[William Fields (politician)|William Fields]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty]], [[Polk County, Texas|Polk]]
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Texas's  25th House of Representatives district|'''25''']]
| [[Benjamin Cromwell Franklin]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| rowspan=2|[[Galveston County, Texas|Galveston]]
|-
| [[Thomas F. McKinney|Thomas Freeman McKinney]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 21, 1849
| November 3, 1851
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Texas's  26th House of Representatives district|'''26''']]
| J. M. Reynolds
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| rowspan=3|[[Harris County, Texas|Harris]]
|-
| [[John Shea (Texas politician)|John Shea]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
|-
| [[James W. Scott (Texas politician)|James W. Scott]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
|-
| [[Texas's  27th House of Representatives district|'''27''']]
| [[Guy M. Bryan|Guy Morrison Bryan]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Brazoria County, Texas|Brazoria]], [[Fort Bend County, Texas|Fort Bend]]
|-
| [[Texas's  28th House of Representatives district|'''28''']]
| [[David Catchings Dickson]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Grimes County, Texas|Grimes]], [[Montgomery County, Texas|Montgomery]]
|-
| [[Texas's  29th House of Representatives district|'''29''']]
| [[Charles G. Keenan|Charles Gradison Keenan]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Walker County, Texas|Walker]]
|-
| rowspan=3|'[[Texas's  30th House of Representatives district|'''30''']]
| [[Elliott McNeil Millican|Elliott M. Millican]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| July 15, 1850
| rowspan=3|[[Brazos County, Texas|Brazos]], [[Leon County, Texas|Leon]], [[Robertson County, Texas|Robertson]]
|-
| ''Vacant''
| {{n/a}}
| July 15, 1850
| November 18, 1850
|-
| [[John Patrick (Texas politician)|John Patrick]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 18, 1850
| November 3, 1851
|-
| [[Texas's  31st House of Representatives district|'''31''']]
| [[Edward H. Tarrant]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Limestone County, Texas|Limestone]], [[Navarro County, Texas|Navarro]]
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Texas's  32nd House of Representatives district|'''32''']]
| [[James Charles Wilson]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| October 15, 1850
| rowspan=3|[[Calhoun County, Texas|Calhoun]], [[Jackson County, Texas|Jackson]], [[Matagorda County, Texas|Matagorda]], [[Wharton County, Texas|Wharton]]
|-
| ''Vacant''
| {{n/a}}
| October 15, 1850
| November 18, 1850
|-
| [[Clark L. Owen]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 18, 1850
| November 3, 1851
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Texas's  33rd House of Representatives district|'''33''']]
| [[William Crump (Texas politician)|William Edmund Crump]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| October 13, 1850
| rowspan=3|[[Austin County, Texas|Austin]], [[Colorado County, Texas|Colorado]]
|-
| ''Vacant''
| {{n/a}}
| October 13, 1850
| November 18, 1850
|-
| [[Zimri Hunt]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 18, 1850
| November 3, 1851
|-
| [[Texas's  34th House of Representatives district|'''34''']]
| [[William Jarvis Russell|William J. Russell]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Fayette County, Texas|Fayette]]
|-
| rowspan=4|[[Texas's  35th House of Representatives district|'''35''']]
| [[Benjamin E. Tarver]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| July 21, 1850
| rowspan=4|[[Washington County, Texas|Washington]]
|-
| ''Vacant''
| {{n/a}}
| July 21, 1850
| August 12, 1850
|-
| [[James Elisha Shepard|James E. Shepard]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| August 12, 1850
| November 3, 1851
|-
| [[James G. Sheppard]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| August 12, 1850
| November 3, 1851
|-
| [[Texas's  36th House of Representatives district|'''36''']]
| [[James Shaw (Texas politician)|James Shaw]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Bastrop County, Texas|Bastrop]], [[Burleson County, Texas|Burleson]]
|-
| [[Texas's  37th House of Representatives district|'''37''']]
| [[George E. Burney]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Milam County, Texas|Milam]], [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson]]
|-
| [[Texas's  38th House of Representatives district|'''38''']]
| [[Thomas M. Hardeman]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Caldwell County, Texas|Caldwell]], [[Hays County, Texas|Hays]], [[Travis County, Texas|Travis]]
|-
| [[Texas's  39th House of Representatives district|'''39''']]
| [[Darwin Massey Stapp|Darwin M. Stapp]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[DeWitt County, Texas|DeWitt]], [[Lavaca County, Texas|Lavaca]], [[Victoria County, Texas|Victoria]]
|-
| [[Texas's  40th House of Representatives district|'''40''']]
| [[William H. Stewart (politician)|William H. Stewart]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Comal County, Texas|Comal]], [[Gonzales County, Texas|Gonzales]], [[Guadalupe County, Texas|Guadalupe]]
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Texas's  41st House of Representatives district|'''41''']]
| [[William G. Crump]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| rowspan=2|[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar]]
|-
| [[Henry M. Lewis]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
|-
| [[Texas's  42nd House of Representatives district|'''42''']]
| [[Reuben E. Clements]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Cameron County, Texas|Cameron]], [[Nueces County, Texas|Nueces]], [[Starr County, Texas|Starr]], [[Webb County, Texas|Webb]]
|-
| [[Texas's  43rd House of Representatives district|'''43''']]
| [[Hamilton P. Bee|Hamilton Prioleau Bee]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Cameron County, Texas|Cameron]], [[Goliad County, Texas|Goliad]], [[Nueces County, Texas|Nueces]], [[Refugio County, Texas|Refugio]], [[San Patricio County, Texas|San Patricio]], [[Starr County, Texas|Starr]], [[Webb County, Texas|Webb]]
|-
| [[Texas's  44th House of Representatives district|'''44''']]
| [[Edward H. Winfield]]
| {{dm|date=May 2024}}
| November 5, 1849
| November 3, 1851
| [[Cameron County, Texas|Cameron]], [[Starr County, Texas|Starr]], [[Webb County, Texas|Webb]]
|-
|}

==Membership Changes==
===Senate===
<!-- SORTED BY DISTRICT-->
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" valign="bottom"
! District
! Outgoing<br>Senator
! width="50%" | Reason for Vacancy
! Successor
! width="15%" | Date of Successor's Installation
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 4|District 4]]
| [[Albert G. Walker (19th century Texas politician)|Albert G. Walker]]
| Senator Walker resigned March 30, 1850
| [[Samuel R. Campbell]]{{ref|dist4}}
| August 12, 1850
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 6|District 6]]
| [[James F. Taylor]]
| Senator Taylor resigned October 5, 1850.
| [[James F. Taylor]]{{ref|dist6}}
| November 18, 1850
|-
! [[Texas Senate, District 11|District 11]]
| [[John B. Jones (Texas politician)|John B. Jones]]
| In an election contest, [[Elisha M. Pease]] unseated Senator Jones on November 9, 1849.
| [[Elisha M. Pease]]
| November 9, 1849
|}

* {{note|dist4}} Campbell was elected in a special election on July 22, 1850.
* {{note|dist6}} After his resignation, Taylor was reelected in a special election.

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