20th Texas Legislature

The 20th Texas Legislature met from January 11 to April 4, 1887, in regular session, and from April 16 to May 15, 1888, in a called session. All members of the House of Representatives and a portion of the members of the Senate were elected in the 1886 general election.

Sessions

20th Regular session: January 11, 1887 – April 4, 188720th First called session: April 16, 1888 – May 15, 1888

Source material was unclear in which order the two Presidents pro tempore served.

Members of the Twentieth Texas Legislature as of the beginning of the Regular Session, January 11, 1887:

Source material was unclear in which order the representatives served or if they served concurrently.

District	Outgoing Senator	Reason for Vacancy	Successor	Date of Successor's Installation
District 22	Richard H. Harrison	Harrison resigned April 20, 1887.	Waller Saunders Baker	April 16, 1888

District 22: Baker elected in special election June 4, 1887.

District	Outgoing Representative	Reason for Vacancy	Successor	Date of Successor's Installation
District 45	John Humphreys	Representative Humphreys resigned after end of regular session.	Joel W. Booth	April 16, 1888
District 46	James Jarrott	Representative Jarrott resigned between sessions.	-
District 64	Benjamin Rush Plumley	Representative Plumley died on December 9, 1887.	Guy Morrison Bryan	May 2, 1888
District 81	John H. Clark	Representative Clark resigned on June 4, 1888.	-
District 86	David Robinson	Representative Robinson resigned after end of First called session.	-

District 45: Special election held June 4, 1887, Joel W. Booth declared winner and sworn in at beginning of First called session.