48th 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.

Sessions
Regular Session: January 12, 1945 – May 11, 1945

Senate

 * Lieutenant Governor: John Lee Smith (D)
 * President Pro Tempore: Vernon Lemens (D), Fred Mauritz (D), A. M. Aikin, Jr. (D)

House

 * Speaker of the House: Price Daniel (D)

Senate
Dist. 1
 * E. Harold Beck (D), Texarkana

Dist. 2
 * Wardlow Lane (D), Center

Dist. 3
 * Ben Ramsey (D), San Augustine

Dist. 4
 * Allan Shivers (D), Port Arthur

Dist. 5
 * Clement Fain (D), Livingston

Dist. 6
 * Clay Cotten (D), Palestine

Dist. 7
 * T. C. Chadick (D), Quitman

Dist. 8
 * A. M. Aiken, Jr. (D), Paris

Dist. 9
 * Charles R. Jones (D), Bonham

Dist. 10
 * G. C. Morris (D), Greenville

Dist. 11
 * William Graves (D), Dallas

Dist. 12
 * Vernon Lemmons (D), Waxahachie

Dist. 13
 * Kyle Vick (D), Waco

Dist. 14
 * Joseph Alton York (D), Bryan

Dist. 15
 * Louis Sulak (D), La Grange

Dist. 16
 * Weaver Moore (D), Houston

Dist. 17
 * William Stone (D), Galveston

Dist. 18
 * Fred Mauritz (D), Ganado

Dist. 19
 * Rudolph A. Weinert (D), Seguin

Dist. 20
 * Houghton Brownlee (D), Austin

Dist. 21
 * Karl Lovelady (D), Meridian

Dist. 22
 * Royston Lanning (D), Jacksboro

Dist. 23
 * George Moffett (D), Chillicothe

Dist. 24
 * Pat Bullock (D), Snyder

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
 * Marshall Formby (D), McAdoo

Dist. 31
 * Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo

House
The House was composed of 150 Democrats.

House members included future Governors Price Daniel and Preston Smith.