House & Senate Journals

Legislature	Type	Years	House Journals	Senate Journals
88th	Regular	Jan 10, 2023 - May 29, 2023	House Journal	Senate Journal
88th	1st C.S.	May 29, 2023 - Jun 27, 2023	House Journal	Senate Journal
88th	2nd C.S.	Jun 27, 2023 - Jul 13, 2023	House Journal	Senate Journal

87th	Regular	Jan 12, 2021 - May 31, 2021	House Journal	Senate Journal
87th	1st C.S.	Jul 8, 2021 - Aug 6, 2021	House Journal	Senate Journal
87th	2nd C.S.	Aug 7, 2021 - Sep 2, 2021	House Journal	Senate Journal
87th	3rd C.S.	Sep 20, 2021 - Oct 19, 2021	House Journal	Senate Journal

86th	Regular	Jan 8, 2019 - May 27, 2019	House Journal	Senate Journal

85th	Regular	Jan 10, 2017 - May 29, 2017	House Journal	Senate Journal
85th	1st C.S.	Jul 18, 2017 - Aug 15, 2017	House Journal	Senate Journal

84th	Regular	Jan 13, 2015 - Jun 1, 2015	House Journal	Senate Journal

83rd	Regular	Jan 8, 2013 - May 27, 2013	House Journal	Senate Journal
83rd	1st C.S.	May 27, 2013 - Jun 25, 2013	House Journal	Senate Journal
83rd	2nd C.S.	Jul 1, 2013 - Jul 30, 2013	House Journal	Senate Journal
83rd	3rd C.S.	Jul 30, 2013 - Aug 5, 2013	House Journal	Senate Journal

82nd	Regular	Jan 11, 2011 - May 30, 2011	House Journal	Senate Journal
82nd	1st C.S.	May 31, 2011 - Jun 29, 2011	House Journal	Senate Journal

81st	Regular	Jan 13, 2009 - Jun 1, 2009	House Journal	Senate Journal
81st	1st C.S.	Jul 1, 2009 - Jul 2, 2009	House Journal	Senate Journal

80th	Regular	Jan 9, 2007 - May 28, 2007	House Journal	Senate Journal

79th	Regular	Jan 11, 2005 - May 30, 2005	House Journal	Senate Journal
79th	1st C.S.	Jun 21, 2005 - Jul 20, 2005	House Journal	Senate Journal
79th	2nd C.S.	Jul 21, 2005 - Aug 19, 2005	House Journal	Senate Journal
79th	3rd C.S.	Apr 17, 2006 - May 16, 2006	House Journal	Senate Journal

78th	Regular	Jan 14, 2003 - Jun 2, 2003	House Journal	Senate Journal
78th	1st C.S.	Jun 30, 2003 - Jul 28, 2003	House Journal	Senate Journal
78th	2nd C.S.	Jul 28, 2003 - Aug 26, 2003	House Journal	Senate Journal
78th	3rd C.S.	Sep 15, 2003 - Oct 12, 2003	House Journal	Senate Journal
78th	4th C.S.	Apr 20, 2004 - May 17, 2004	House Journal	Senate Journal

77th	Regular	Jan 9, 2001 - May 28, 2001	House Journal	Senate Journal

76th	Regular	Jan 12, 1999 - May 31, 1999	House Journal	Senate Journal

75th	Regular	Jan 14, 1997 - Jun 2, 1997	House Journal	Senate Journal

74th	Regular	Jan 10, 1995 - May 29, 1995	House Journal	Senate Journal

73rd	Regular	Jan 12, 1993 - May 31, 1993	House Journal	Senate Journal

72nd	Regular	Jan 8, 1991 - May 27, 1991	House Journal	Senate Journal
72nd	1st C.S.	Jul 15, 1991 - Aug 13, 1991	House Journal	Senate Journal
72nd	2nd C.S.	Aug 19, 1991 - Aug 25, 1991	House Journal	Senate Journal
72nd	3rd C.S.	Jan 2, 1992 - Jan 8, 1992	House Journal	Senate Journal
72nd	4th C.S.	Nov 10, 1992 - Dec 3, 1992	House Journal	Senate Journal

71st	Regular	Jan 10, 1989 - May 29, 1989	House Journal	Senate Journal
71st	1st C.S.	Jun 20, 1989 - Jul 19, 1989	House Journal	Senate Journal
71st	2nd C.S.	Nov 14, 1989 - Dec 12, 1989	House Journal	Senate Journal
71st	3rd C.S.	Feb 27, 1990 - Mar 28, 1990	House Journal	Senate Journal
71st	4th C.S.	Apr 2, 1990 - May 1, 1990	House Journal	Senate Journal
71st	5th C.S.	May 2, 1990 - May 30, 1990	House Journal	Senate Journal
71st	6th C.S.	Jun 4, 1990 - Jun 7, 1990	House Journal	Senate Journal

70th	Regular	Jan 13, 1987 - Jun 1, 1987	House Journal	Senate Journal
70th	1st C.S.	Jun 2, 1987 - Jun 3, 1987	House Journal	Senate Journal
70th	2nd C.S.	Jun 22, 1987 - Jul 21, 1987	House Journal	Senate Journal

69th	Regular	Jan 8, 1985 - May 27, 1985	House Journal	Senate Journal
69th	1st C.S.	May 28, 1985 - May 30, 1985	House Journal	Senate Journal
69th	2nd C.S.	Aug 6, 1986 - Sep 4, 1986	House Journal	Senate Journal
69th	3rd C.S.	Sep 8, 1986 - Sep 30, 1986	House Journal	Senate Journal

68th	Regular	Jan 11, 1983 - May 30, 1983	House Journal	Senate Journal
68th	1st C.S.	Jun 22, 1983 - Jun 25, 1983	House Journal	Senate Journal
68th	2nd C.S.	Jun 4, 1984 - Jul 3, 1984	House Journal	Senate Journal

67th	Regular	Jan 13, 1981 - Jun 1, 1981	House Journal	Senate Journal
67th	1st C.S.	Jul 13, 1981 - Aug 11, 1981	House Journal	Senate Journal
67th	2nd C.S.	May 24, 1982 - May 28, 1982	House Journal	Senate Journal
67th	3rd C.S.	Sep 7, 1982 - Sep 9, 1982	House Journal	Senate Journal

66th	Regular	Jan 9, 1979 - May 28, 1979	House Journal	Senate Journal

65th	Regular	Jan 11, 1977 - May 30, 1977	House Journal	Senate Journal
65th	1st C.S.	Jul 11, 1977 - Jul 21, 1977	House Journal	Senate Journal
65th	2nd C.S.	Jul 10, 1978 - Aug 8, 1978	House Journal	Senate Journal

64th	Regular	Jan 14, 1975 - Jun 2, 1975	House Journal	Senate Journal

63rd	Regular	Jan 9, 1973 - May 28, 1973	House Journal	Senate Journal
63rd	1st C.S.	Dec 18, 1973 - Dec 20, 1973	House Journal	Senate Journal

62nd	Regular	Jan 12, 1971 - May 31, 1971	House Journal	Senate Journal
62nd	1st C.S.	Jun 1, 1971 - Jun 4, 1971	House Journal	Senate Journal
62nd	2nd C.S.	Mar 28, 1972 - Mar 30, 1972	House Journal	Senate Journal
62nd	3rd C.S.	Jun 14, 1972 - Jul 7, 1972	House Journal	Senate Journal
62nd	4th C.S.	Sep 18, 1972 - Oct 17, 1972	House Journal	Senate Journal

61st	Regular	Jan 14, 1969 - Jun 2, 1969	House Journal	Senate Journal
61st	1st C.S.	Jul 28, 1969 - Aug 26, 1969	House Journal	Senate Journal
61st	2nd C.S.	Aug 27, 1969 - Sep 9, 1969	House Journal	Senate Journal

60th	Regular	Jan 10, 1967 - May 29, 1967	House Journal	Senate Journal
60th	1st C.S.	Jun 4, 1968 - Jul 3, 1968	House Journal	Senate Journal

59th	Regular	Jan 12, 1965 - May 31, 1965	House Journal	Senate Journal
59th	1st C.S.	Feb 14, 1966 - Feb 23, 1966	House Journal	Senate Journal

58th	Regular	Jan 8, 1963 - May 24, 1963	House Journal	Senate Journal

57th	Regular	Jan 10, 1961 - May 29, 1961	House Journal	Senate Journal
57th	1st C.S.	Jul 10, 1961 - Aug 8, 1961	House Journal	Senate Journal
57th	2nd C.S.	Aug 10, 1961 - Aug 14, 1961	House Journal	Senate Journal
57th	3rd C.S.	Jan 3, 1962 - Feb 1, 1962	House Journal	Senate Journal

56th	Regular	Jan 13, 1959 - May 12, 1959	House Journal	Senate Journal
56th	1st C.S.	May 18, 1959 - Jun 16, 1959	House Journal	Senate Journal
56th	2nd C.S.	Jun 17, 1959 - Jul 16, 1959	House Journal	Senate Journal
56th	3rd C.S.	Jul 17, 1959 - Aug 6, 1959	House Journal	Senate Journal

55th	Regular	Jan 8, 1957 - May 23, 1957	House Journal	Senate Journal
55th	1st C.S.	Oct 14, 1957 - Nov 12, 1957	House Journal	Senate Journal
55th	2nd C.S.	Nov 13, 1957 - Dec 3, 1957	House Journal	Senate Journal

54th	Regular	Jan 11, 1955 - Jun 7, 1955	House Journal	Senate Journal

53rd	Regular	Jan 13, 1953 - May 27, 1953	House Journal	Senate Journal
53rd	1st C.S.	Mar 15, 1954 - Apr 13, 1954	House Journal	Senate Journal

52nd	Regular	Jan 9, 1951 - Jun 8, 1951	House Journal	Senate Journal

51st	Regular	Jan 11, 1949 - Jul 6, 1949	House Journal	Senate Journal
51st	1st C.S.	Jan 31, 1950 - Mar 1, 1950	House Journal	Senate Journal

50th	Regular	Jan 14, 1947 - Jun 6, 1947	House Journal	Senate Journal

49th	Regular	Jan 9, 1945 - Jun 5, 1945	House Journal	Senate Journal

48th	Regular	Jan 12, 1943 - May 11, 1943	House Journal	Senate Journal

47th	Regular	Jan 14, 1941 - Jul 3, 1941	House Journal	Senate Journal
47th	1st C.S.	Sep 9, 1941 - Sep 19, 1941	House Journal	Senate Journal

46th	Regular	Jan 10, 1939 - Jun 21, 1939	House Journal	Senate Journal

45th	Regular	Jan 12, 1937 - May 22, 1937	House Journal	Senate Journal
45th	1st C.S.	May 27, 1937 - Jun 25, 1937	House Journal	Senate Journal
45th	2nd C.S.	Sep 27, 1937 - Oct 26, 1937	House Journal	Senate Journal

44th	Regular	Jan 8, 1935 - May 11, 1935	House Journal	Senate Journal
44th	1st C.S.	Sep 16, 1935 - Oct 15, 1935	House Journal	Senate Journal
44th	2nd C.S.	Oct 16, 1935 - Nov 14, 1935	House Journal	Senate Journal
44th	3rd C.S.	Sep 28, 1936 - Oct 27, 1936	House Journal	Senate Journal

43rd	Regular	Jan 10, 1933 - Jun 1, 1933	House Journal	Senate Journal
43rd	1st C.S.	Sep 14, 1933 - Oct 13, 1933	House Journal	Senate Journal
43rd	2nd C.S.	Jan 29, 1934 - Feb 27, 1934	House Journal	Senate Journal
43rd	3rd C.S.	Aug 27, 1934 - Sep 25, 1934	House Journal	Senate Journal
43rd	4th C.S.	Oct 12, 1934 - Nov 10, 1934	House Journal	Senate Journal

42nd	Regular	Jan 13, 1931 - May 23, 1931	House Journal	Senate Journal
42nd	1st C.S.	Jul 14, 1931 - Aug 12, 1931	House Journal	Senate Journal
42nd	2nd C.S.	Sep 8, 1931 - Oct 3, 1931	House Journal	Senate Journal
42nd	3rd C.S.	Aug 30, 1932 - Sep 21, 1932	House Journal	Senate Journal
42nd	4th C.S.	Nov 3, 1932 - Nov 12, 1932	House Journal	Senate Journal

41st	Regular	Jan 8, 1929 - Mar 14, 1929	House Journal	Senate Journal
41st	1st C.S.	Apr 22, 1929 - May 21, 1929	House Journal	Senate Journal
41st	2nd C.S.	Jun 3, 1929 - Jul 2, 1929	House Journal	Senate Journal
41st	3rd C.S.	Jul 3, 1929 - Jul 20, 1929	House Journal	Senate Journal
41st	4th C.S.	Jan 20, 1930 - Feb 18, 1930	House Journal	Senate Journal
41st	5th C.S.	Feb 19, 1930 - Mar 20, 1930	House Journal	Senate Journal

40th	Regular	Jan 11, 1927 - Mar 16, 1927	House Journal	Senate Journal
40th	1st C.S.	May 9, 1927 - Jun 7, 1927	House Journal	Senate Journal

39th	Regular	Jan 13, 1925 - Mar 19, 1925	House Journal	Senate Journal
39th	1st C.S.	Sep 13, 1926 - Oct 8, 1926	House Journal	Senate Journal

38th	Regular	Jan 9, 1923 - Mar 14, 1923	House Journal	Senate Journal
38th	1st C.S.	Mar 15, 1923 - Mar 15, 1923	House Journal	Senate Journal
38th	2nd C.S.	Apr 16, 1923 - May 15, 1923	House Journal	Senate Journal
38th	3rd C.S.	May 16, 1923 - Jun 14, 1923	House Journal	Senate Journal

37th	Regular	Jan 11, 1921 - Mar 12, 1921	House Journal	Senate Journal
37th	1st C.S.	Jul 18, 1921 - Aug 16, 1921	House Journal	Senate Journal
37th	2nd C.S.	Aug 17, 1921 - Aug 25, 1921	House Journal	Senate Journal

36th	Regular	Jan 14, 1919 - Mar 19, 1919	House Journal	Senate Journal
36th	1st C.S.	May 5, 1919 - May 9, 1919	House Journal	Senate Journal
36th	2nd C.S.	Jun 23, 1919 - Jul 22, 1919	House Journal	Senate Journal
36th	3rd C.S.	May 20, 1920 - Jun 18, 1920	House Journal	Senate Journal
36th	4th C.S.	Sep 21, 1920 - Oct 2, 1920	House Journal	Senate Journal

35th	Regular	Jan 9, 1917 - Mar 21, 1917	House Journal	Senate Journal
35th	1st C.S.	Apr 18, 1917 - May 17, 1917	House Journal	Senate Journal
35th	2nd C.S.	Aug 1, 1917 - Aug 30, 1917	House Journal	Senate Journal
35th	3rd C.S.	Aug 31, 1917 - Sep 29, 1917	House Journal	Senate Journal
35th	4th C.S.	Feb 26, 1918 - Mar 27, 1918	House Journal	Senate Journal

34th	Regular	Jan 12, 1915 - Mar 20, 1915	House Journal	Senate Journal
34th	1st C.S.	Apr 29, 1915 - May 28, 1915	House Journal	Senate Journal

33rd	Regular	Jan 14, 1913 - Apr 1, 1913	House Journal	Senate Journal
33rd	1st C.S.	Jul 21, 1913 - Aug 19, 1913	House Journal	Senate Journal
33rd	2nd C.S.	Aug 24, 1914 - Sep 22, 1914	House Journal	Senate Journal
33rd	3rd C.S.	Sep 23, 1914 - Oct 22, 1914	House Journal	Senate Journal

32nd	Regular	Jan 10, 1911 - Mar 11, 1911	House Journal	Senate Journal
32nd	1st C.S.	Jul 31, 1911 - Aug 29, 1911	House Journal	Senate Journal

31st	Regular	Jan 12, 1909 - Mar 13, 1909	House Journal	Senate Journal
31st	1st C.S.	Mar 13, 1909 - Apr 11, 1909	House Journal	Senate Journal
31st	2nd C.S.	Apr 12, 1909 - May 11, 1909	House Journal	Senate Journal
31st	3rd C.S.	Jul 19, 1910 - Aug 17, 1910	House Journal	Senate Journal
31st	4th C.S.	Aug 18, 1910 - Sep 10, 1910	House Journal	Senate Journal

30th	Regular	Jan 8, 1907 - Apr 12, 1907	House Journal	Senate Journal
30th	1st C.S.	Apr 12, 1907 - May 11, 1907	House Journal	Senate Journal

29th	Regular	Jan 10, 1905 - Apr 15, 1905	House Journal	Senate Journal
29th	1st C.S.	Apr 15, 1905 - May 14, 1905	House Journal	Senate Journal
29th	2nd C.S.	Mar 26, 1906 - Apr 3, 1906	House Journal	Senate Journal

28th	Regular	Jan 13, 1903 - Apr 1, 1903	House Journal	Senate Journal
28th	1st C.S.	Apr 2, 1903 - May 1, 1903	House Journal	Senate Journal

27th	Regular	Jan 8, 1901 - Apr 9, 1901	House Journal	Senate Journal
27th	1st C.S.	Aug 6, 1901 - Sep 4, 1901	House Journal	Senate Journal
27th	2nd C.S.	Sep 5, 1901 - Oct 1, 1901	House Journal	Senate Journal

26th	Regular	Jan 10, 1899 - May 27, 1899	House Journal	Senate Journal
26th	1st C.S.	Jan 23, 1900 - Feb 21, 1900	House Journal	Senate Journal

25th	Regular	Jan 12, 1897 - May 21, 1897	House Journal	Senate Journal
25th	1st C.S.	May 22, 1897 - Jun 20, 1897	House Journal	Senate Journal

24th	Regular	Jan 8, 1895 - Apr 30, 1895	House Journal	Senate Journal
24th	1st C.S.	Oct 1, 1895 - Oct 7, 1895	House Journal	Senate Journal

23rd	Regular	Jan 10, 1893 - May 9, 1893	House Journal	Senate Journal

22nd	Regular	Jan 13, 1891 - Apr 13, 1891	House Journal	Senate Journal
22nd	1st C.S.	Mar 14, 1892 - Apr 12, 1892	House Journal	Senate Journal

21st	Regular	Jan 8, 1889 - Apr 6, 1889	House Journal	Senate Journal

20th	Regular	Jan 11, 1887 - Apr 4, 1887	House Journal	Senate Journal
20th	1st C.S.	Apr 16, 1888 - May 15, 1888	House Journal	Senate Journal

19th	Regular	Jan 13, 1885 - Mar 31, 1885	House Journal	Senate Journal

18th	Regular	Jan 9, 1883 - Apr 13, 1883	House Journal	Senate Journal
18th	1st C.S.	Jan 8, 1884 - Feb 6, 1884	House Journal	Senate Journal

17th	Regular	Jan 11, 1881 - Apr 1, 1881	House Journal	Senate Journal
17th	1st C.S.	Apr 6, 1882 - May 5, 1882	House Journal	Senate Journal

16th	Regular	Jan 14, 1879 - Apr 24, 1879	House Journal	Senate Journal
16th	1st C.S.	Jun 10, 1879 - Jul 9, 1879	House Journal	Senate Journal

15th	Regular	Apr 18, 1876 - Aug 21, 1876	House Journal	Senate Journal

14th	Regular	Jan 13, 1874 - May 4, 1874	House Journal	Senate Journal
14th	2nd Regular	Jan 12, 1875 - Mar 15, 1875	House Journal	Senate Journal

13th	Regular	Jan 14, 1873 - Jun 4, 1873	House Journal	Senate Journal

12th	Provisional	Feb 8, 1870 - Feb 24, 1870	House Journal	Senate Journal
12th	1st C.S.	Apr 26, 1870 - Aug 15, 1870	House Journal	Senate Journal
12th	Regular	Jan 10, 1871 - May 31, 1871	House Journal	Senate Journal
12th	Adjourned	Sep 12, 1871 - Dec 2, 1871	House Journal	Senate Journal

11th	Regular	Aug 6, 1866 - Nov 13, 1866	House Journal	Senate Journal

10th	Regular	Nov 2, 1863 - Dec 16, 1863	House Journal	Senate Journal
10th	1st C.S.	May 9, 1864 - May 28, 1864	House Journal	Senate Journal
10th	2nd C.S.	Oct 17, 1864 - Nov 15, 1864	House Journal	Senate Journal

9th	Regular	Nov 4, 1861 - Jan 14, 1862	House Journal	Senate Journal
9th	1st C.S.	Feb 2, 1863 - Mar 7, 1863	House Journal	Senate Journal

8th	Regular	Nov 7, 1859 - Feb 13, 1860	House Journal	Senate Journal
8th	1st C.S.	Jan 21, 1861 - Feb 9, 1861	House Journal	Senate Journal
8th	Adjourned	Mar 18, 1861 - Apr 9, 1861	House Journal	Senate Journal

7th	Regular	Nov 2, 1857 - Feb 16, 1858	House Journal	Senate Journal

6th	Regular	Nov 5, 1855 - Feb 4, 1856	House Journal	Senate Journal
6th	Adjourned	Jul 7, 1856 - Sep 1, 1856	House Journal	Senate Journal

5th	Regular	Nov 7, 1853 - Feb 13, 1854	House Journal	Senate Journal

4th	Regular	Nov 3, 1851 - Feb 16, 1852	House Journal	Senate Journal
4th	1st C.S.	Jan 10, 1853 - Feb 7, 1853	House Journal	Senate Journal

3rd	Regular	Nov 5, 1849 - Feb 11, 1850	House Journal	Senate Journal
3rd	1st C.S.	Aug 12, 1850 - Sep 6, 1850	House Journal	Senate Journal
3rd	2nd C.S.	Nov 18, 1850 - Dec 3, 1850	House Journal	Senate Journal

2nd	Regular	Dec 13, 1847 - Mar 20, 1848	House Journal	Senate Journal

1st	Regular	Feb 16, 1846 - May 13, 1846	House Journal	Senate Journal

Pre-Statehood (Congress of the Republic of Texas)

Information on congressional sessions and years comes from Members of the Texas Congress, 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2004, Secretary of the Senate, Texas Legislature, 2005 and Bibliography of Texas, 1795 - 1845, Thomas W. Streeter, Harvard University Press, 1955.

Congress	Type	Years¹	House Journals	Senate Journals²
9th	Regular	Dec 2, 1844 - Feb 3, 1845	House Journal	Senate Journal Secret Journal
9th	Called	Jun 16, 1845 - Jun 28, 1845	House Journal	Senate Journal Secret Journal

8th	Regular	Dec 4, 1843 - Feb 5, 1844	House Journal	Senate Journal Secret Journal

7th	Called	Nov 14, 1842 - Dec 4, 1842	House Journal	Senate Journal Secret Journal
7th	Regular	Dec 5, 1842³ - Jan 16, 1843	House Journal⁴	Senate Journal⁵ Secret Journal

6th	Regular	Nov 1, 1841 - Feb 5, 1842	House Journal	Senate Journal Secret Journal
6th	Called	Jun 27, 1842 - Jul 23, 1842	House Journal	Senate Journal Secret Journal

5th	Regular	Nov 2, 1840 - Feb 5, 1841	House Journal	Senate Journal Secret Journal

4th	Regular	Nov 11, 1839 - Feb 5, 1840	House Journal	Senate Journal Secret Journal

3rd	Regular	Nov 6, 1838⁶ - Jan 24, 1839	House Journal	Senate Journal Secret Journal

2nd	Called	Sep 25, 1837 - Nov 4, 1837	House Journal	Senate Journal Secret Journal
2nd	Regular	Nov 6, 1837 - Dec 19, 1837	House Journal	Senate Journal Secret Journal
2nd	Adjourned	Apr 9, 1838 - May 24, 1838	House Journal	Senate Journal Secret Journal

1st	Regular	Oct 3, 1836⁷ - Dec 22, 1836	House Journal	Senate Journal Secret Journal
1st	Adjourned	May 1, 1837 - Jun 13, 1837	House Journal	Senate Journal Secret Journal

1. Congressional Regular Sessions did not have a universal start date, but were set by specific Acts, Resolutions, or Proclamations. Session start dates (of Regular Sessions) as set by law are linked when available.

2. The Secret Journals of the Senate of the Republic of Texas convey the proceedings of the Senate when in closed session due to the confidential nature of the subject being considered. Secret or closed sessions and journals were allowed by the Constitution of 1836 (Article I, Sec. 17) and the Rules of the Senate, which were the same as those used in the 1836 Constitutional Convention (50th Rule). The Secret Journals were edited by Ernest William Winkler, State Librarian, and published as an appendix to the First Biennial Report of the Texas Library and Historical Commission (1911).

3. Streeter entry 566 states that the 7th Congress Regular Session assembled December 7 and adjourned sine die on January 16, 1843. Members of Texas Congress states that the session started December 5 and adjourned sine die on January 16, 1843. The start date set by law was the first Monday in December. Perpetual calendar shows December 5 as the first Monday in December 1842.

4. The House of the Seventh Congress Called Session was unable to pass a sine die resolution and they met up until the date set by law for the regular session to begin. Therefore, the journal entries for the regular session begin on page 37 of the journal with no indication of a break between the called and the regular session.

5. The Senate of the Seventh Congress Called Session was unable to pass a sine die resolution and they met up until the date set by law for the regular session to begin. Therefore, the journal entries for the regular session begin on page 11 of the journal with no indication of a break between the called and the regular session.

6. Various lists have the first day of the 3rd Regular Session as November 6--House and Senate journals state November 5 and date set in law was first Monday in November. Perpetual calendar shows November 5 as the first Monday in November 1838.

7. Session start date was set by presidential proclamation (cited on first page of Senate journal). Proclamation has not been located.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the following libraries for their participation in this project: