| Status | HB | HCR | HJR | HR | SB | SCR | SJR | SR | Total HB & SB | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filed | 3237 | 253 | 132 | 1266 | 1720 | 180 | 56* | 1342** | 4957 | 8186 |
| Passed | 597 | 159 | 9 | 1229 | 491 | 125 | 5 | 1332 | 1088 | 3947 |
| Vetoed | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 26 |
*No SJR 3 or 5
**No SR 1273
| Description | House Members |
Senate Members |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 121 | 27 | 148 |
| Female | 29 | 4 | 33 |
| Party affiliation | |||
| Democrat | 87 | 17 | 104 |
| Republican | 63 | 14 | 77 |
| Incumbency | |||
| Incumbents | 127 | 26 | 153 |
| Freshmen * | 23 | 5 | 28 |
| Ethnicity** | |||
| African-American | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| Caucasian | 109 | 22 | 131 |
| Hispanic | 26 | 7 | 33 |
| Age | |||
| Under 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30-39 | 34 | 1 | 35 |
| 40-49 | 56 | 14 | 70 |
| 50-59 | 36 | 12 | 48 |
| 60-69 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| 70 and over | 2 | 1 | 3 |
* Includes Rep. Reyna, elected 12/1993 and Rep. Staples, elected 02/1995. (73rd Legislative Session ended 05/31/1993).
** Terms beginning on or before 01/10/1995.
Senate ethnicity source: Secretary of the Senate memo, February 5, 2003, 'Texas Senate: 63rd - 78th Legislatures'. Secretary of the Senate. 2003.
House ethnicity source: House Chief Clerk's Office, lists of House members and race, 70th - 78th Legislatures. House Chief Clerk's Office. 2003.