61st Texas Legislature
The 61st Texas Legislature met in 1969 in a regular session from January 14 to June 2 and in two consecutive special sessions from July 28 to August 26 and from August 27 to September 9. All members present during this session were elected in the 1968 general elections.
Officers
Senate
- Lieutenant Governor: Ben Barnes, Democrat
- President Pro Tempore : Don C. Kennard, Democrat
- President Pro Tempore : Horace J. Blanchard, Democrat
- President Pro Tempore : James P. Word, Democrat
House
Speaker of the House: Gus Mutscher, DemocratMembers
Senate
Dist. 1- A. M. Aikin Jr., Paris
Dist. 3
Dist. 4
- D. Roy Harrington, Port Arthur
Dist. 6
- Criss Cole, Houston
Dist. 8
Dist. 9
Dist. 10
Dist. 11
Dist. 12
- J. P. Word, Meridian
Dist. 14
- Charles F. Herring, Austin
Dist. 16
Dist. 17
Dist. 18
Dist. 19
- V. E. Berry, San Antonio
- Ronald W. Bridges, Corpus Christi
Dist. 22
Dist. 23
Dist. 24
Dist. 25
Dist. 26
- Joe J. Bernal, San Antonio
Dist. 28
- H. J. Blanchard, Lubbock
Dist. 30
Dist. 31
- Grady Hazlewood, Canyon