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Emmett H. Whitehead Full Name: Emmett H. Whitehead Date of birth: October 9, 1925 Date of death: August 13, 2002 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 15 Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981 66th   Democrat Rusk / Cherokee   Cherokee, Houston, Leon, Limestone H 15 Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979 65th   Democrat Rusk / Cherokee   Cherokee, Houston, Leon, Limestone H 15 Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977 64th   Democrat Rusk / Cherokee   Cherokee, Houston, Leon, Limestone H 15 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 63rd   Democrat Rusk / Cherokee   Cherokee, Houston, Leon, Limestone   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 78th Legislature, HR 1212. Resolutions - Memorial . Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named 'Dishonorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977. Photographs Photograph. Emmett H. Whitehead, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Emmett H. Whitehead, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Emmett H. Whitehead, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Emmett H. Whitehead, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 66th R.S. - 1979 Health Services (Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters)  Health Services Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters (Chair)  Health Services Subcommittee on Texas Department of Health   Local and Consent Calendars (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Compacts   State Affairs Subcommittee on Land and Buildings (Chair)  State Affairs Subcommittee on Public Health   State Affairs Subcommittee on Recodification of Eminent Domain Laws   State Affairs Subcommittee on State Employees   State Affairs Subcommittee on Umbrella Licensing   State Employee Productivity   Transportation Subcommittee on State Purchasing and General Services Commission   65th R.S. - 1977 Correctional Institutions   Health and Welfare   Illegal Immigration, House Joint   Mental Health and Mental Retardation (Chair)  Mental Health and Mental Retardation Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters (Vice Chair)  Public Welfare   Rules   Social Services   Social Services Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters   64th R.S. - 1975 Agriculture and Livestock   Agriculture and Livestock Interim Committee on Study of Federal Legislation and Programs on UREA Labeling Law   Health and Welfare (Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters)  Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation (Chair)  63rd R.S. - 1973 Agriculture and Livestock   Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on Shortages of Agricultural Equipment and Chemicals   Appropriations   Appropriations Subcommittee on State Employees   Human Resources   Human Resources Subcommittee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation

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