Dirty Thirty (Texas politics)

For other uses, see Dirty thirty (disambiguation).

The Dirty Thirty was a bipartisan coalition of thirty members of the Texas House of Representatives during the 62nd Legislature (1971–1972). The group, led by Representative Frances “Sissy” Farenthold, became known for opposing the leadership of Speaker Gus Mutscher in the aftermath of the Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal. Their efforts helped keep attention on corruption within Texas politics and contributed to a wave of reforms in 1973.

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