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The '''74th Texas Legislature''' met from January 10, 1995, to May 29, 1995. All members present during this session were elected in the [[1994 Texas elections|1994 general elections]].

==Sessions==

'''Regular Session:''' January 10, 1995 - May 29, 1995

==Party summary==

===Senate===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" | Affiliation
! valign="bottom" | Members
! valign="bottom" | Note
|-
| bgcolor="#3333CC" | &nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
| align="center" | 17
|
|-
| bgcolor="#CC0000" | &nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| align="center" | 14
|
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" | '''Total'''
! align="center" | '''31'''
!
|}

===House===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" | Affiliation
! valign="bottom" | Members
! valign="bottom" | Note
|-
| bgcolor="#3333CC" | &nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
| align="center" | 87
|
|-
| bgcolor="#CC0000" | &nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| align="center" | 63
|
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" | '''Total'''
! align="center" | '''150'''
!
|}

==Officers==

===Senate===
* '''[[Lieutenant Governor of Texas|Lieutenant Governor]]''': [[Bob Bullock]], Democrat
* '''President Pro Tempore:''' [[Gonzalo Barrientos]], Democrat

===House===
* '''Speaker of the House:''' [[Pete Laney]], Democrat

==Members==

===Senate===
{| class=wikitable
! colspan=2 | Senator
! Party
! District 
! Home Town
! Took Office
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Bill Ratliff]]
| Republican
| [[Texas Senate, District 1|1]]
| [[Mount Pleasant, Texas|Mount Pleasant]]
| 1989
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| David Cain
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 2|2]]
| [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]
| 1995
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Drew Nixon]]
| Republican
| [[Texas Senate, District 3|3]]
| [[Carthage, Texas|Carthage]]
| 1995
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Michael Galloway (politician)|Michael Galloway]]
| Republican
| [[Texas Senate, District 4|4]]
| [[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands]]
| 1995
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Jim Turner (politician)|Jim Turner]]
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 5|5]]
| [[Crockett, Texas|Crockett]]
| 1991
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Mario Gallegos, Jr.]]
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 6|6]]
| [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]
| 1995
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| Don Henderson
| Republican
| [[Texas Senate, District 7|7]]
| [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]
| 1983
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Florence Shapiro]]
| Republican
| [[Texas Senate, District 8|8]]
| [[Plano, Texas|Plano]]
| 1993
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Jane Nelson]]
| Republican
| [[Texas Senate, District 9|9]]
| [[Flower Mound, Texas|Flower Mound]]
| 1993
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Chris Harris (Texas politician)|Chris Harris]]
| Republican
| [[Texas Senate, District 10|10]]
| [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]]
| 1991
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Jerry E. Patterson]]
| Republican
| [[Texas Senate, District 11|11]]
| [[Pasadena, Texas|Pasadena]]
| 1993
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Mike Moncrief]]
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 12|12]]
| [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]
| 1991
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Rodney Ellis]]
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 13|13]]
| [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]
| 1990
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Gonzalo Barrientos]]
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 14|14]]
| [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
| 1985
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[John Whitmire]]
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 15|15]]
| [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]
| 1983
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[John N. Leedom]]
| Republican
| [[Texas Senate, District 16|16]]
| [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]
| 1981
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[J. E. "Buster" Brown]]
| Republican
| [[Texas Senate, District 17|17]]
| [[Lake Jackson, Texas|Lake Jackson]]
| 1981
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Ken Armbrister]]
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 18|18]]
| [[Victoria, Texas|Victoria]]
| 1987
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Frank Madla]]
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 19|19]]
| [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]]
| 1993
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Carlos Truan|Carlos F. Truan]]
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 20|20]]
| [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]]
| 1977
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Judith Zaffirini]]
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 21|21]]
| [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]]
| 1987
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[David Sibley (politician)|David Sibley]]
| Republican
| [[Texas Senate, District 22|22]]
| [[Waco, Texas|Waco]]
| 1991
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Royce West]]
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 23|23]]
| [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]
| 1993
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| Bill Sims
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 24|24]]
| [[Paint Rock, Texas|Paint Rock]]
| 1983
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Jeff Wentworth]]
| Republican
| [[Texas Senate, District 25|25]]
| [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]]
| 1993
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Gregory Luna]]
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 26|26]]
| [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]]
| 1993
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Eddie Lucio, Jr.]]
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 27|27]]
| [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]]
| 1991
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| John T. Montford
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 28|28]]
| [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]]
| 1983
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| Peggy Rosson
| Democratic
| [[Texas Senate, District 29|29]]
| [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]]
| 1991
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| Tom Haywood
| Republican
| [[Texas Senate, District 30|30]]
| [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]]
| 1995
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Teel Bivins]]
| Republican
| [[Texas Senate, District 31|31]]
| [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]]
| 1989
|}

===House===

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