title: Fifty-eighth Texas Legislature
text: # Fifty-eighth Texas Legislature
  
  The 58th Texas Legislature met from January 8, 1963, to May 24, 1963. All members present during this session were elected in the 1962 general elections.
  
  ## Sessions
  
  Regular Session: January 8, 1963 - May 24, 1963
  
  ## Party summary
  
  ### Senate
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Members | Note |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic Party | 31 | |
  | Total | Total | 31 | |
  
  ### House
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic Party | 140 |
  | | Republican Party | 10 |
  | Total | Total | 150 |
  
  ## Officers
  
  ### Senate
  
  * Lieutenant Governor: Preston Smith (D)
  * President Pro Tempore: Martin Dies, Jr. (D)
  
  ### House
  
  * Speaker of the House: Byron Tunnell (D)
  