senator       party  district       home town  took office
0            bill ratliff  republican         1  mount pleasant         1989
1                ted lyon  democratic         2        mesquite         1991
2              bill haley  democratic         3          center         1991
3           carl a parker  democratic         4     port arthur         1977
4         kent a caperton  democratic         5           bryan         1981
5              gene green  democratic         6         houston         1987
6           don henderson  republican         7         houston         1991
7           oh ike harris  republican         8          dallas         1967
8            chet edwards  democratic         9     duncanville         1983
9            chris harris  republican        10       arlington         1991
10            chet brooks  democratic        11        pasadena         1967
11            hugh parmer  democratic        12      fort worth         1983
12     craig a washington  democratic        13         houston         1983
13     gonzalo barrientos  democratic        14          austin         1985
14          john whitmire  democratic        15         houston         1983
15          john n leedom  republican        16          dallas         1981
16       j e buster brown  republican        17    lake jackson         1981
17         ken armbrister  democratic        18        victoria         1987
18           frank tejeda  democratic        19     san antonio         1987
19         carlos f truan  democratic        20  corpus christi         1977
20       judith zaffirini  democratic        21          laredo         1987
21            bob glasgow  democratic        22    stephenville         1980
22  eddie bernice johnson  democratic        23          dallas         1987
23         temple dickson  democratic        24     san antonio         1989
24              bill sims  democratic        25     san antonio         1983
25     cyndi taylor krier  republican        26     san antonio         1985
26           hector uribe  democratic        27     brownsville         1981
27          john montford  democratic        28         lubbock         1982
28    h tati santiesteban  democratic        29         el paso         1973
29         steve carriker  democratic        30            roby         1988
30            teel bivins  republican        31        amarillo         1989

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