title: Seventy-fifth Texas Legislature
text: # Seventy-fifth Texas Legislature
  
  The 75th Texas Legislature met from January 14, 1997 to June 2, 1997. All members present during this session were elected in the 1996 general elections. The Republicans won the Texas State Senate chamber for the first time since Reconstruction in the 1996 elections.
  
  ## Sessions
  
  Regular Session: January 14, 1997 - June 2, 1997
  
  ## Party summary
  
  ### Senate
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Republican Party | 17 |
  | | Democratic Party | 14 |
  | Total | Total | 31 |
  
  ### House
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic Party | 82 |
  | | Republican Party | 68 |
  | Total | Total | 150 |
  
  ## Officers
  
  ### Senate
  
  * Lieutenant Governor: Bob Bullock, Democrat
  * President Pro Tempore: Judith Zaffirini, Democrat
  
  ### House
  
  * Speaker of the House: Pete Laney, Democrat
  