Membership Changes
| District | Outgoing Senator |
Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 16 | Tillman Smith | Smith resigned 19 November 1876. | James R. Burnett | 14 January 1879 |
| District 28 | William Henry Crain | Crain resigned 20 August 1877. | Ellsberry R. Lane | 14 January 1879 |
- Sworn in at the beginning of the Sixteenth Texas Legislature.
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