Eighteenth Texas Legislature
The Eighteenth Texas Legislature met from January 9, 1883 to February 6, 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 the 1882 general election.
Sessions
- 18th Regular session: January 9–April 13, 1883
- 18th First called session: January 8–February 6, 1884
Party summary
Officers
Senate
; Lieutenant Governor; President pro tempore
House of Representatives
; Speaker of the HouseMembers
Members of the Eighteenth Texas Legislature as of the beginning of the Regular Session, January 9, 1883:Senate
House of Representatives
- Benjamin M. Baker
- William John Caven
- R. J. Evans
- George Finlay
- George Washington Lafayette Fly
- Lafayette Lumpkin Foster
- Charles Reese Gibson
- Andrew Jackson Harris
- William Kercheval Homan
- Joseph Chappell Hutcheson
- Robert A. Kerr
- Absolom C. Oliver
- George C. Pendleton—District 24
- Thomas A. Rodríguez
- George Robertson Reeves
- Benjamin Dudley Tarlton
- George T. Todd
- Arthur Tompkins
- John Henry Traylor
- James W. Truitt
- William Wallace Weatherred
- Charles Louis Wurzbach
- G. W. Wyatt
- Alexander John Leo
Membership changes
| District | Outgoing Senator | Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
| District 10 | Asa E. Stratton, Jr. | Stratton resigned May 14, 1884. | Vacant | |
| District 19 | Avery L. Matlock | Matlock resigned September 24, 1884. | Vacant |