62nd Texas Legislature
The 62nd Texas Legislature met from January 12, 1971, to May 31, 1971, in regular session, and again in four more special called sessions. All members present during this session were elected in the 1970 general elections.
Sessions
- Regular session: January 12, 1971 – May 31, 1971
- 1st called session: June 1, 1971 – June 4, 1971
- 2nd called session: March 28, 1972 – March 30, 1972
- 3rd called session: June 14, 1972 – July 7, 1972
- 4th called session: September 18, 1972 – October 17, 1972
Officers
Senate
- Lieutenant Governor: Ben Barnes, Democrat
- President Pro Tempore : Jack Hightower, Democrat
- President Pro Tempore : Wallace E. "Pete" Snelson, Democrat
- President Pro Tempore : Barbara Jordan, Democrat
- President Pro Tempore : Chet Brooks, Democrat
- President Pro Tempore : Wayne Connally, Democrat
House
Speaker of the House: Gus Mutscher, Democrat. Mutscher served as Speaker of the House until the second called session of the Sixty-second Texas Legislature beginning on March 28, 1972, at which time he resigned as Speaker and Rayford Price was elected Speaker of the House and served until the end of the Sixty-second Texas Legislature.Members
Senate
Dist. 1- A. M. Aikin Jr., Paris
Dist. 3
Dist. 4
- D. Roy Harrington, Port Arthur
Dist. 6
Dist. 7
Dist. 8
- O. H. Harris, Dallas
Dist. 10
Dist. 11
Dist. 12
- J. P. Word, Meridian
- Murray Watson Jr., Waco
- Charles F. Herring, Austin
Dist. 16
Dist. 17
Dist. 18
Dist. 19
Dist. 20
- 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