title: Fiftieth Texas Legislature
text: # Fiftieth Texas Legislature
  
  The 50th Texas Legislature met from January 14, 1947, to June 6, 1947. All members present during this session were elected in the 1946 general elections, except for Senator Maribelle Stewart of Houston who succeeded her husband, who died in office, in a special election in 1947.
  
  ## Sessions
  
  Regular Session: January 14, 1947 - June 6, 1947
  
  ## Party summary
  
  ### Senate
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Members | Note |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic Party | 31 | |
  | Total | Total | 31 | |
  
  ### House
  
  | Affiliation | Affiliation | Members | Note |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic Party | 150 | |
  | Total | Total | 150 | |
  
  ## Officers
  
  ### Senate
  
  * Lieutenant Governor: Allan Shivers (D)
  * President Pro Tempore: Ben Ramsey (D), T. C. Chadick (D)
  
  ### House
  
  * Speaker of the House: William O. Reed (D)
  
  ## Members
  
  ### House
  
  The House was composed of 150 Democrats.
  
  House members included future Governors Preston Smith and future Congressmen Jack Brooks, Abraham Kazen and J.T. Rutherford and future U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright.
  
  