title: Fifty-second Texas Legislature
text: # Fifty-second Texas Legislature
  
  The 52nd Texas Legislature convened from January 9 to June 8, 1951. All members present during this session were elected in the 1950 general elections.
  
  ## Sessions
  
  Regular Session: January 9, 1951 – June 8, 1951
  
  ## Party summary
  
  ### Senate
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Members | Note |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic Party | 31 | |
  | Total | Total | 31 | |
  
  ### House
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic Party | 149 |
  | | Republican Party | 1 |
  | Total | Total | 150 |
  
  ## Officers
  
  ### Senate
  
  * Lieutenant Governor: Ben Ramsey (D)
  * President Pro Tempore: Pat M. Bullock (D)
  
  ### House
  
  * Speaker of the House: Reuben Senterfitt (D)
  
  ## Members
  
  ### House
  
  The House was composed of 149 Democrats and 1 Republican. The lone Republican, Edward T. Dicker of Dallas was the first Republican elected to the Texas legislature in 20 years. He served one term and was defeated.
  
  House members included future Governor Dolph Briscoe, and future Congressmen Abraham Kazen and J.T. Rutherford and future Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr.
  
  ## Sources
  
  * Legislative Reference Library of Texas,
  