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75th Regular Session
January 14, 1997 - June 2, 1997

Leadership

Governor: George W. Bush
Lieutenant Governor: Bob Bullock
Speaker(s) of the House: James E. "Pete" Laney 

Bill statistics for the 75th Legislature

Status HB HCR HJR HR SB SCR SJR SR Total
HB & SB
Total
Filed 3610 343 123 1394 1951 116 43 1014 5561 8594
Passed 870 242 8 1362 617 76 7 1007 1487 4189
Vetoed 20 0 0 0 17 1 0 0 37 38

Membership statistics for the 75th Legislature

Description House
Members
Senate
Members
Total
Gender
Male 121 28 149
Female 29 3 32
Party affiliation
Democrat 82 14 96
Republican 68 16 84
Incumbency
Incumbents 124 25 149
Freshmen * 26 6 32
Ethnicity**
African-American 14 2 16
Caucasian 108 21 129
Hispanic 28 7 35
Age
Under 30 1 0 1
30-39 31 2 33
40-49 49 15 64
50-59 48 9 57
60-69 17 5 22
70 and over 3 0 3
No response 1 0 1

* Includes Rep. Galloway, elected 11/1996; Rep. Hupp, elected 11/1996; Rep. McClendon, elected 11/1996; Rep. Roman, elected 02/1997; Sen. Carona, elected 06/1996; Sen. Duncan, elected 12/1996 and Sen. Ogden, elected 02/1997. (74th Legislative Session ended 05/29/1995.)

** Terms beginning on or before 01/14/1997.

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.
Additional sources: Office of the Secretary of the Senate, Texas Senate and Office of the Chief Clerk, Texas House of Representatives


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