title: Seventy-first Texas Legislature
text: # Seventy-first Texas Legislature
  
  The 71st Texas Legislature met from January 10, 1989, to May 29, 1989, and in six subsequent special called sessions (see below). All members present during this session were elected in the 1988 general elections.
  
  ## Sessions
  
  Regular Session: January 10, 1989 – May 29, 1989
  
  1st Called Session: June 20, 1989 – July 18, 1989
  
  2nd Called Session: November 14, 1989 – December 12, 1989
  
  3rd Called Session: February 27, 1990 – March 28, 1990
  
  4th Called Session: April 2, 1990 – May 1, 1990
  
  5th Called Session: May 2, 1990 – May 30, 1990
  
  6th Called Session: June 4, 1990 – June 7, 1990
  
  ## Party summary
  
  ### Senate
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic Party | 23 |
  | | Republican Party | 8 |
  | Total | Total | 31 |
  
  ### House of Representatives
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic Party | 91 |
  | | Republican Party | 59 |
  | Total | Total | 150 |
  
  ## Officers
  
  ### Senate
  
  * Lieutenant Governor: William P. Hobby, Jr., Democrat
  * President Pro Tempore (regular session): John N. Leedom, Republican
  * President Pro Tempore (1st called session): J. E. "Buster" Brown, Republican
  * President Pro Tempore (2nd called session): Kent A. Caperton, Democrat
  * President Pro Tempore (3rd called session): Hugh Parmer, Democrat
  * President Pro Tempore (4th-6th called sessions): Bob McFarland, Republican
  
  ### House
  
  * Speaker of the House: Gibson D. "Gib" Lewis, Democrat
  
  ## Members
  
  ### Senate
  
  | Senator | Party | District | Home Town | Took Office |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bill Ratliff | Republican | 1 | Mount Pleasant | 1989 |
  | Ted Lyon | Democratic | 2 | Mesquite | 1991 |
  | Bill Haley | Democratic | 3 | Center | 1991 |
  | Carl A. Parker | Democratic | 4 | Port Arthur | 1977 |
  | Kent A. Caperton | Democratic | 5 | Bryan | 1981 |
  | Gene Green | Democratic | 6 | Houston | 1987 |
  | Don Henderson | Republican | 7 | Houston | 1991 |
  | O.H. "Ike" Harris | Republican | 8 | Dallas | 1967 |
  | Chet Edwards | Democratic | 9 | Duncanville | 1983 |
  | Chris Harris | Republican | 10 | Arlington | 1991 |
  | Chet Brooks | Democratic | 11 | Pasadena | 1967 |
  | Hugh Parmer | Democratic | 12 | Fort Worth | 1983 |
  | Craig A. Washington | Democratic | 13 | Houston | 1983 |
  | 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 |
  | Frank Tejeda | Democratic | 19 | San Antonio | 1987 |
  | Carlos F. Truan | Democratic | 20 | Corpus Christi | 1977 |
  | Judith Zaffirini | Democratic | 21 | Laredo | 1987 |
  | Bob Glasgow | Democratic | 22 | Stephenville | 1980 |
  | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | 23 | Dallas | 1987 |
  | Robert Temple Dickson III | Democratic | 24 | San Antonio | 1989 |
  | Bill Sims | Democratic | 25 | San Antonio | 1983 |
  | Cyndi Taylor Krier | Republican | 26 | San Antonio | 1985 |
  | Hector Uribe | Democratic | 27 | Brownsville | 1981 |
  | John Montford | Democratic | 28 | Lubbock | 1982 |
  | H. Tati Santiesteban | Democratic | 29 | El Paso | 1973 |
  | Steve Carriker | Democratic | 30 | Roby | 1988 |
  | Teel Bivins | Republican | 31 | Amarillo | 1989 |
  
  ## Sources
  
  http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/holidays.html
  
  http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/sessionOverviews/summary/soe70.pdf
  
  