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The 46th Texas Legislature met from January 10, 1939, to June 21, 1939. All members present during this session were elected in the 1938 general elections.

Sessions

Regular Session: January 10, 1939 – June 21, 1939

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	31
Total		31

House

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	150
Total		150

Officers

Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: Coke R. Stevenson (D)
• President Pro Tempore: Weaver Moore (D)

House

• Speaker of the House: Robert Emmett Morse (D)

Members

Senate

Dist. 1

• E. Harold Beck (D), Texarkana

Dist. 2

• Joe Hill (D), Henderson

Dist. 3

• John S. Redditt (D), Lufkin

Dist. 4

• Allan Shivers (D), Port Arthur

Dist. 5

• Gordon Burns (D), Huntsville

Dist. 6

• Clay Cotten (D), Palestine

Dist. 7

• Will D. Pace (D), Tyler

Dist. 8

• A. M. Aiken Jr. (D), Paris

Dist. 9

• Olin Van Zandt (D), Tioga

Dist. 10

• Claude Isbell (D), Rockwall

Dist. 11

• William Graves (D), Dallas

Dist. 12

• Vernon Lemmons (D), Waxahachie

Dist. 13

• Doss Hardin (D), Waco

Dist. 14

• Albert Stone (D), Brenham

Dist. 15

• Louis Sulak (D), La Grange

Dist. 16

• Weaver Moore (D), Houston

Dist. 17

• William Stone (D), Galveston

Dist. 18

• Morris Roberts (D), Pettus

Dist. 19

• Rudolph A. Weinert (D), Seguin

Dist. 20

• Houghton Brownlee (D), Austin

Dist. 21

• James Manley Head (D), Stephenville

Dist. 22

• Royston Lanning (D), Jacksboro

Dist. 23

• George Moffett (D), Chillicothe

Dist. 24

• Wilbourne Collie (D), Eastland

Dist. 25

• Penrose Metcalfe (D), San Angelo

Dist. 26

• J. Franklin Spears (D), San Antonio

Dist. 27

• Rogers Kelly (D), Edinburg

Dist. 28

• Jesse Martin (D), Fort Worth

Dist. 29

• Henry L. Winfield (D), Fort Stockton

Dist. 30

• G. Hobert Nelson (D), Lubbock

Dist. 31

• C.C. Small (D), Amarillo

House

The House was composed of 150 Democrats.

House members included future Governor Price Daniel and future U.S. Representative Homer Thornberry.

Sources

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas

External links

• Texas Legislature Online
• Texas Senate
• Texas House of Representatives
• Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
• Legislative Reference Library