The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Texas House of Representatives.

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Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives

The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Texas House of Representatives. The Speaker's main duties are to conduct meetings of the House, appoint committees, and enforce the Rules of the House...

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Republic of Texas

Speakers of the House of Representatives in the Congresses of the Republic of Texas

Republic of Texas

The Republic of Texas was an independent nation in North America, bordering the United States and Mexico, that existed from 1836 to 1846.Formed as a break-away republic from Mexico by the Texas Revolution, the state claimed borders that encompassed an area that included all of the present U.S...

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Name	Term in Office	Congress
Ira Ingram Ira Ingram Ira Ingram was a soldier, legislator, and a land owner. He was a member of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred. Ingram is also noted for being the Republic of Texas's first Speaker of the House.-Early life:...	1836–1837	1st
Branch Tanner Archer Branch Tanner Archer Branch Tanner Archer was a Texan who served as Commissioner to the United States and Speaker of the House of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives and Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas.-Early life:...	1837	2nd
Joseph Rowe Joseph Rowe -Coaching career:Rowe was the head college football coach for the Kalamazoo Hornets located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He held that position for the 1903 season. His coaching record at Kalamazoo was 6 wins and 2 losses. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #13 at Kalamazoo in...	1838
John M. Hansford	1838–1839	3rd
David Spangler Kaufman	1840–1841	4th
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Kenneth Lewis Anderson Kenneth Lewis Anderson Kenneth Lewis Anderson was a lawyer, the fourth and last Vice President of the Republic of Texas.He was born in Hillsborough, North Carolina, where he worked as a shoemaker at an early age...	1841–1842	6th
Nicholas Henry Darnell Nicholas Henry Darnell Nicholas Henry Darnell was an American politician in Tennessee and Texas. He was the only person to serve as Speaker of the House of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives and the State of Texas House of Representatives...	1842–1843	7th
Richardson A. Scurry Richardson A. Scurry Richardson A. Scurry was a Texas politician and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives...	1843–1844	8th
John M. Lewis	1844–1846	9th

State of Texas

Speakers of the House of Representatives in the Legislatures of the State of Texas.

Name	Party	Term in Office	Legislative Sessions
William Crump William Crump William Edward Crump was the first Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives following statehood. A representative from Austin County, Crump was a novice in political circles, having held no previous public office in Texas either in the Republic or at the local level...	Democratic	16 February 1846–3 March 1846	1st First Texas Legislature The First Texas Legislature convened from 16 February to 13 May 1846 in regular session. Members of the House of Representatives and Senate were elected in December 1845, after an election on 13 October 1845 that ratified the proposed state constitution....
John Brown John Brown (Texas politician) John “Red” Brown was a politician in the Republic of Texas and early statehood Texas who served briefly as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives during the First Texas Legislature. Brown was also one of the founders of the Democratic Party in Texas.Brown was probably born in Ireland on 30...	Democratic	3 March 1846–9 March 1846
Edward Thomas Branch Edward Thomas Branch Edward Thomas Branch was a Republic of Texas legislator and Judge, and after the annexation of Texas to the United States, served briefly as Speaker of the Texas House of RepresentativesBranch was born 6 December 1811 in Richmond, Virginia...	Democratic	9 March 1846–16 March 1846
William Crump William Crump William Edward Crump was the first Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives following statehood. A representative from Austin County, Crump was a novice in political circles, having held no previous public office in Texas either in the Republic or at the local level...	Democratic	16 March 1846–1 May 1846
William H. Bourland William H. Bourland William H. Bourland was a politician in the Republic of Texas and early statehood Texas who served briefly as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives during the First Texas Legislature....	Democratic	1 May 1846–before 13 May 1846
Stephen W. Perkins Stephen W. Perkins Stephen W. Perkins was an American political figure in the Republic of Texas and early statehood Texas who, in 1846–47, served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives during the First Texas Legislature....	Democratic	before 13 May 1846–13 December 1847
J. W. Henderson J. W. Henderson James Wilson Henderson was the fourth Governor of Texas from November 23, 1853 to December 21, 1853.Born on August 15, 1817 in Sumner County, Tennessee, Henderson moved to Texas when he was 19 to join the struggle for independence, but he arrived too late to participate. He settled in Harris...	Democratic	13 December 1847–5 November 1849	2nd Second Texas Legislature The Second Texas Legislature met from 13 December 1847 to 20 March 1848 in regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1847.-Senate:...
Charles G. Keenan Charles G. Keenan Charles Gradison Keenan was a politician and physician in early statehood Texas who served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives during the Third Texas Legislature....	Democratic	5 November 1849–3 November 1851	3rd Third Texas Legislature The Third Texas Legislature met from 5 November 1849 to 3 December 1850 in its regular session and two called sessions. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1849.-Sessions:...
David Catchings Dickson David Catchings Dickson David Catchings Dickson was an American politician and physician in early Texas who served as Lieutenant Governor of Texas and as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. He was also a State Senator and unsuccessfully ran for governor of Texas....	Democratic	3 November 1851–7 November 1853	4th Fourth Texas Legislature The Fourth Texas Legislature met from 3 November 1851 to 7 February 1853 in its regular session and one called session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1850.-Sessions:...
Hardin Richard Runnels Hardin Richard Runnels Hardin Richard Runnels was a U.S. political figure. He served as the sixth Governor of Texas between 1857 and 1859. His defeat of Sam Houston in the 1857 election for governor marked the only time that Houston ever lost an election. Runnels favored secession from the Union and re-establishing the...	Democratic	7 November 1853–5 November 1855	5th Fifth Texas Legislature The Fifth Texas Legislature met from 7 November 1853 to 13 February 1854 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1853.-Senate:...
Hamilton Prioleau Bee Hamilton P. Bee Hamilton Prioleau Bee was an American politician in early Texas who served one term as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and later was a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War....	Democratic	5 November 1855–2 November 1857	6th Sixth Texas Legislature The Sixth Texas Legislature met from 5 November 1855 to 1 September 1856 in its regular session and one adjourned session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1855.-Sessions:...
William S. Taylor William S. Taylor (politician) William S. Taylor was an American politician that served in the Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas State Legislatures, and was Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives briefly in the Seventh Texas Legislature. Taylor, at 62, is the oldest person to assume the office of Speaker of the Texas...	Democratic	2 November 1857–18 January 1858	7th Seventh Texas Legislature The Seventh Texas Legislature met from 2 November 1857 to 16 February 1858 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1857.-Senate:...
Matthew Fielding Locke Matthew Fielding Locke Matthew Francis Locke was an American politician in Texas. He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate. Locke served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives in the Seventh Texas Legislature...	Democratic	18 January 1858–7 November 1859
M. D. K. Taylor M. D. K. Taylor Marion DeKalb Taylor or M. D. K. Taylor was an American politician in Alabama and Texas, as well as a general in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. He was a member of the Alabama Legislature for two stints between 1842 and 1846, and served in both the Texas House of...	Democratic	7 November 1859–4 November 1861	8th Eighth Texas Legislature The Eighth Texas Legislature met from 7 November 1859 to 9 April 1861 in its regular session, a first called session, and an adjourned session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1859....
Constantine W. Buckley Constantine W. Buckley Constantine W. Buckley was an American politician in Texas who served two non-consecutive terms as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives between 1861 and 1863....	Democratic	4 November 1861–7 December 1861	9th Ninth Texas Legislature The Ninth Texas Legislature met from 4 November 1861 to 7 March 1863 in its regular session and one called session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1861.-Sessions:...
Nicholas Henry Darnell Nicholas Henry Darnell Nicholas Henry Darnell was an American politician in Tennessee and Texas. He was the only person to serve as Speaker of the House of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives and the State of Texas House of Representatives...	Democratic	7 December 1861–1862
Vacant		1862–2 February 1863
Constantine W. Buckley Constantine W. Buckley Constantine W. Buckley was an American politician in Texas who served two non-consecutive terms as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives between 1861 and 1863....	Democratic	2 February 1863–2 November 1863
M. D. K. Taylor M. D. K. Taylor Marion DeKalb Taylor or M. D. K. Taylor was an American politician in Alabama and Texas, as well as a general in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. He was a member of the Alabama Legislature for two stints between 1842 and 1846, and served in both the Texas House of...	Democratic	2 November 1863–6 August 1866	10th Tenth Texas Legislature The Tenth Texas Legislature met from 2 November 1863 to 15 November 1864 in its regular session and two called sessions. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1863.-Sessions:...
Nathaniel Macon Burford Nathaniel Macon Burford Nathaniel Macon Burford was an American politician in Texas who served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives between 1866 and 1869...	Unionist	6 August 1866–25 April 1869	11th Eleventh Texas Legislature The Eleventh Texas Legislature met from 6 August 1866 to 13 November 1866 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1865.-Senate:Lieutenant Governor: George Washington Jones...
Vacant		25 April 1869–8 February 1870
Ira Hobart Evans Ira Hobart Evans Ira Hobart Evans was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor. He was also a prominent Texas businessman and philanthropist.-Early life:...	Republican	8 February 1870–1871	12th Twelfth Texas Legislature The Twelfth Texas Legislature met from 8 February 1870 to 2 December 1871 in four sessions — provisional, called, regular, and adjourned.-Rump Senate:...
William Henry Sinclair	Republican	1871–14 January 1873
M. D. K. Taylor M. D. K. Taylor Marion DeKalb Taylor or M. D. K. Taylor was an American politician in Alabama and Texas, as well as a general in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. He was a member of the Alabama Legislature for two stints between 1842 and 1846, and served in both the Texas House of...	Democratic	14 January 1873–13 January 1874	13th Thirteenth Texas Legislature The Thirteenth Texas Legislature met from 14 January to 4 June 1873 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1872.-Senate:Lieutenant Governor: Vacant...
Guy Morrison Bryan	Democratic	13 January 1874–1876	14th Fourteenth Texas Legislature The Fourteenth Texas Legislature met from 13 January 1874 to 15 March 1875 in two regular sessions. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1873.-Sessions:...
Thomas Reuben Bonner	Democratic	1876–1879	15th Fifteenth Texas Legislature The Fifteenth Texas Legislature met from 18 April to 21 August 1876 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1875.-Senate:Lieutenant GovernorPresident pro tempore...
John Hughes Cochran	Democratic	1879–1881	16th Sixteenth Texas Legislature The Sixteenth Texas Legislature met from 14 January to 9 July 1879 in its regular session and one called session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1878 General Election.-Sessions:...
George Robertson Reeves	Democratic	1881–1883	17th Seventeenth Texas Legislature The Seventeenth Texas Legislature met from 11 January 1881 to 5 May 1882 in its regular session and one called session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1880 General Election.-Sessions:...
Charles Reese Gibson	Democratic	1883–1885	18th Eighteenth Texas Legislature The Eighteenth Texas Legislature met from 9 January 1883 to 6 February 1884 in its regular session and one called session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1882 General Election.-Sessions:...
Lafayette Lumpkin Foster	Democratic	1885–1887	19th Nineteenth Texas Legislature The Nineteenth Texas Legislature met from 13 January to 31 March 1885 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1884 General Election.-Senate:...
George Cassety Pendleton	Democratic	1887–1889	20th Twentieth Texas Legislature The Twentieth Texas Legislature met from 11 January to 4 April 1887 in regular session, and from 16 April to 15 May 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...
Frank P. Alexander	Democratic	1889–1891	21st Twenty-first Texas Legislature The Twenty-first Texas Legislature met from 8 January to 6 April 1889 in regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and a portion of the members of the Senate were elected in the 1888 General Election.-House of Representatives:-Senate:...
Robert Teague Milner	Democratic	1891–1893	22nd
John Hughes Cochran	Democratic	1893–1895	23rd
Thomas Slater Smith	Democratic	1895–1897	24th
L. Travis Dashiell	Democratic	1897–1899	25th
James S. Sherrill	Democratic	1899–1901	26th
Robert E. Prince	Democratic	1901–1903	27th
Pat Morris Neff Pat Morris Neff Pat Morris Neff was the 28th Governor of Texas from 1921 to 1925 and 9th President of Baylor University from 1932 to 1947.-Early life:...	Democratic	1903–1905	28th
Francis William Seabury	Democratic	1905–1907	29th
Thomas Bell Love	Democratic	1907–1909	30th
Austin Milton Kennedy	Democratic	1909	31st
John Wesley Marshall	Democratic	1909–1911
Sam Rayburn Sam Rayburn Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn , often called "Mr. Sam," or "Mr. Democrat," was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for seventeen years, the longest tenure in U.S. history.- Background :Rayburn was born in Roane County, Tennessee, and...	Democratic	1911–1913	32nd
Chester H. Terrell	Democratic	1913–1915	33rd
John William Woods	Democratic	1915–1917	34th
Franklin Oliver Fuller	Democratic	1917–1919	35th
Robert Ewing Thomason	Democratic	1919–1921	36th
Charles Graham Thomas	Democratic	1921–1923	37th
Richard Ernest Seagler	Democratic	1923–1925	38th
Lee Satterwhite	Democratic	1925–1927	39th
Robert Lee Bobbitt	Democratic	1927–1929	40th
Wingate S. Barron	Democratic	1929–1931	41st
Fred Hawthorne Minor	Democratic	1931–1933	42nd
Coke R. Stevenson Coke R. Stevenson Coke Robert Stevenson was the 35th Governor of Texas from 1941 to 1947. He was the only 20th century Texan politician to serve as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, as Lieutenant Governor, and then as governor...	Democratic	1933–1937	43rd
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Robert Wilburn Calvert	Democratic	1937–1939	45th Forty-fifth Texas Legislature The 45th Texas Legislature met from January 12, 1937 to May 22, 1937 and in two special sessions, both in 1937, each lasting 30 days.-Sessions:Regular Session: January 12, 1937 – May 22, 19371st Called Session: May 27, 1937 – June 25, 1937...
Robert Emmett Morse	Democratic	1939–1941	46th Forty-sixth Texas Legislature 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.-Senate:-House:-Senate:* Lieutenant Governor: Coke R. Stevenson...
Homer Lakerby Leonard	Democratic	1941–1943	47th Forty-seventh Texas Legislature The 47th Texas Legislature met from January 14, 1941 to July 3, 1941 and in special session from September 9 to September 19, 1941. All members present during this session were elected in the 1940 general elections.-Sessions:...
Price Daniel Price Daniel Marion Price Daniel, Sr. , was a Democratic U.S. Senator and the 38th Governor of the state of Texas. He was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to be a member of the National Security Council, Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, and Assistant to the President for Federal-State...	Democratic	1943–1945	48th Forty-eighth Texas Legislature The 48th Texas Legislature met from January 12, 1943 to May 11, 1943. All members present during this session were elected in the 1942 general elections.-Senate:-House:-Senate:* Lieutenant Governor: John Lee Smith...
Claud H. Gilmer	Democratic	1945–1947	49th Forty-ninth Texas Legislature The 49th Texas Legislature met from January 9, 1945 to June 5, 1945. All members present during this session were elected in the 1944 general elections.-Senate:-House:-Senate:* Lieutenant Governor: John Lee Smith...
William O. Reed	Democratic	1947–1949	50th Fiftieth Texas Legislature The 50th Texas Legislature met from January 14, 1947 to June 6, 1947. All members present during this session were elected in the 1946 general elections, except for Senator Maribelle Stewart of Houston who succeeded her husband, who died in office, in a special election in...
Thomas Durwood Manford, Jr.	Democratic	1949–1951	51st Fifty-first Texas Legislature The 51st Texas Legislature met from January 11, 1949 to July 6, 1949. All members present during this session were elected in the 1948 general elections.-Senate:-House:-Senate:...
Reuben E. Senterfitt	Democratic	1951–1955	52nd Fifty-second Texas Legislature The 52nd Texas Legislature met from January 9, 1951 to June 8, 1951. All members present during this session were elected in the 1950 general elections.-Senate:-House:-Senate:* Lieutenant Governor: Ben Ramsey...
			53rd Fifty-third Texas Legislature The 53rd Texas Legislature met from January 13, 1953 to May 27, 1953 and March 15, 1954 to April 13, 1954. All members present during this session were elected in the 1952 general elections.-Sessions:Regular Session: January 13, 1953 - May 27, 1953...
Jim T. Lindsey	Democratic	1955–1957	54th Fifty-fourth Texas Legislature The 54th Texas Legislature met from January 11, 1955 to June 7, 1955. All members present during this session were elected in the 1954 general elections.-Senate:-House:-Senate:* Lieutenant Governor: Ben Ramsey...
Waggoner Carr Waggoner Carr Vincent Waggoner Carr was a Democratic Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and Attorney General of Texas.-Early years, education, military service:...	Democratic	1957–1961	55th Fifty-fifth Texas Legislature The 55th Texas Legislature met from January 8, 1957 to May 23, 1957 and in two special sessions in November - December of that same year. All members present during this session were elected in the 1956 general elections.-Sessions:...
			56th Fifty-sixth Texas Legislature The 56th Texas Legislature met from January 13, 1959 to May 7, 1959 and in three special sessions from May to August of that same year. All members present during this session were elected in the 1958 general elections.-Sessions:...
Jimmy Turman	Democratic	1961	57th Fifty-seventh Texas Legislature The 57th Texas Legislature met from January 10, 1961 to May 29, 1961 in Regular Session. Three special sessions were held during 1961 and 1962 as well...
Byron M. Tunnell Byron M. Tunnell Byron Milton Tunnell was a state representative from 1957–1965, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1963 to 1965, and a member of the elected Texas Railroad Commission from 1965-1973....	Democratic	1963	58th Fifty-eighth Texas Legislature The 58th Texas Legislature met from January 8, 1963 to May 24, 1963. All members present during this session were elected in the 1962 general elections.-Senate:-House:-Senate:* Lieutenant Governor: Preston Smith...
Ben F. Barnes	Democratic	1965–1969	59th Fifty-ninth Texas Legislature The 59th Texas Legislature met from January 12, 1965 to May 31, 1965, and again in a special called session from February 14, 1966 to February 23, 1966...
			60th Sixtieth Texas Legislature The 60th Texas Legislature met from January 10, 1967 to May 29, 1967, and again in a special called session from June 4, 1968 to July 3, 1968. All members present during this session were elected in the 1966 general elections...
Gus Franklin Mutscher Gus Franklin Mutscher Gus Franklin Mutscher is a former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, having served from 1969-1972. He was one of several Texas politicians indicted in the Sharpstown bank stock fraud scandal...	Democratic	1969–1972	61st Sixty-first Texas Legislature The 61st Texas Legislature met from January 14, 1969 to June 2, 1969, and again in two special called sessions from July 28, 1968 to August 26, 1969, and from August 27, 1969 to September 9, 1969...
			62nd Sixty-second 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...
Rayford Price	Democratic	1972–1973
Price Daniel, Jr. Price Daniel, Jr. Marion Price Daniel, Jr. was a United States politician from Texas who served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975.-Early life:...	Democratic	1973–1975	63rd Sixty-third Texas Legislature The 63rd Texas Legislature met from January 9, 1973 to May 28, 1973 in regular session, and again in a special called session from December 18, 1973 to December 20, 1973...
Bill W. Clayton Bill W. Clayton Billy Wayne "Bill" Clayton , was an American politician from West Texas who served as a state legislator for 20 years and was Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983, a tenure twice as long as that of any other presiding officer of the house elected before him...	Democratic	1975–1983	64th Sixty-fourth Texas Legislature The 64th Texas Legislature met from January 14, 1975 to June 2, 1975. All members present during this session were elected in the 1974 general elections.-Senate:-House:-Senate:* Lieutenant Governor: William P. Hobby, Jr., Democrat...
			65th Sixty-fifth Texas Legislature The 65th Texas Legislature met from January 11, 1977 to May 30, 1977 in regular session, and again in two special called sessions . All members present during this session were elected in the 1976 general elections.-Sessions:...
			66th Sixty-sixth Texas Legislature The 66th Texas Legislature met from January 9, 1979 to May 28, 1979. All members present during this session were elected in the 1978 general elections.-Senate:-House:-Senate:* Lieutenant Governor: William P. Hobby, Jr., Democrat...
			67th Sixty-seventh Texas Legislature The 67th Texas Legislature met in regular session from January 13, 1981 to June 1, 1981, and in three subsequent special called sessions...
Gib Lewis	Democratic	1983–1993	68th Sixty-eighth Texas Legislature The 68th Texas Legislature met in regular session from January 11, 1983 to May 30, 1983, and in two subsequent special called sessions...
			69th Sixty-ninth Texas Legislature The 69th Texas Legislature met in regular session from January 8, 1985 to May 27, 1985, and in three subsequent special called sessions...
			70th Seventieth Texas Legislature The 70th Texas Legislature met from January 13, 1987 to June 1, 1987. All members present during this session were elected in the 1986 general elections.-Sessions:Regular Session: January 13, 1987 - June 1, 1987...
			71st Seventy-first Texas Legislature The 71st Texas Legislature met from January 10, 1989 to May 29, 1989, and in six subsequent special called sessions . All members present during this session were elected in the 1988 general elections.-Sessions:...
			72nd Seventy-second Texas Legislature The 72nd Texas Legislature met from January 8, 1991 to May 27, 1991, and in four subsequent special called sessions . All members present during this session were elected in the 1990 general elections.-Sessions:...
Pete Laney Pete Laney James E. "Pete" Laney is a U.S. Democratic Party politician from West Texas. He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives for 34 years from Hale Center . Laney served as Speaker for ten years from 1993 to 2003, a record matching that set by his predecessor, fellow Democrat Gibson D...	Democratic	1993–2003	73rd Seventy-third Texas Legislature The 73rd Texas Legislature met from January 12, 1993 to May 31, 1993. All members present during this session were elected in the 1992 general elections.-Senate:-House of Representatives:-Senate:* Lieutenant Governor: Bob Bullock, Democrat...
			74th Seventy-fourth Texas Legislature The 74th Texas Legislature met from January 10, 1995 to May 29, 1995. All members present during this session were elected in the 1994 general elections.-Senate:-House:-Senate:* Lieutenant Governor: Bob Bullock, Democrat...
			75th Seventy-fifth Texas Legislature The 75th Texas Legislature met from January 14, 1997 to June 2, 1997. All members present during this session were elected in the 1996 general elections.-Senate:-House:-Senate:* Lieutenant Governor: Bob Bullock, Democrat...
			76th Seventy-sixth Texas Legislature The 76th Texas Legislature met from January 12, 1999 to May 31, 1999. All members present during this session were elected in the 1998 general elections.-Senate:-House:-Senate:* Lieutenant Governor: Rick Perry, Republican...
			77th Seventy-seventh Texas Legislature The 77th Texas Legislature met from January 9, 2001 to May 28, 2001. All members present during this session were elected in the 2000 general elections.-Senate:-House:-Senate:* Lieutenant Governor: Bill Ratliff , Republican...
Tom Craddick Tom Craddick Thomas Russell Craddick, known as Tom Craddick , was the first Republican to have served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives since Reconstruction. Craddick wielded the Speaker's gavel from 2003-2009...	Republican	2003–2009	78th Seventy-eighth Texas Legislature The Seventy-eighth Texas Legislature met from January 14 to June 2, 2003 in regular session, and in three called sessions in 2003, and a fourth called session in 2004...
			79th Seventy-ninth Texas Legislature The Seventy-ninth Texas Legislature met from 11 January to 30 May 2005 in regular session, and in consecutive called sessions from 21 June to 20 July and 21 July to 19 August 2005 . It met again in 2006 from 17 April to 16 May...
			80th Eightieth Texas Legislature The Eightieth Texas Legislature met in regular session beginning 9 January 2007. All members of the House of Representatives and 16 members of the Senate were up for election on 7 November 2006 in the Texas Legislature election....
Joe Straus Joe Straus Joseph R. Straus, III, known as Joe Straus , is the current Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. He represents District 121, which comprises northeastern Bexar County, including part of San Antonio, Texas, and several surrounding communities...	Republican	2009–present	81st Eighty-first Texas Legislature The 81st Texas Legislature began meeting in regular session on 11 January 2009. The regular session adjourned sine die on June 1, 2009.Rick Perry, the Governor of Texas, called a special session of the Legislature on July 1, 2009...
			82nd Eighty-second Texas Legislature The 82nd Texas Legislature will begin meeting in January 2011. All members of the House and sixteen of the thirty-one members of the Senate were elected in the general election held on November 2, 2010.-Senate:-House of Representatives:-Senate:...