Terms of Service

• Senate, 83rd ^{(1) (3) (4) (5) (6)} Legislature
  1/8/2013 - 10/25/2013
  Republican
  
• Senate, 82nd & 81st Legislatures
  1/13/2009 - 1/8/2013
  Republican
  
• Senate, 80th & 79th Legislatures
  1/11/2005 - 1/13/2009
  Republican
  
• Senate, 78th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/14/2003 - 1/11/2005
  Republican
  
• House, 77th Legislature
  1/9/2001 - 1/14/2003
  Republican
  
• House, 76th Legislature
  1/12/1999 - 1/9/2001
  Republican
  
• House, 75th Legislature
  1/14/1997 - 1/12/1999
  Republican
  

(1) Proclamation, 11/6/2013, Ordering special election in Senate District 4 on 5/10/2014 to serve unexpired term of Tommy Williams. Governor Rick Perry .
(2) 78th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/2003, SR 7, pp. 15-16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 83rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/23/2013, SR 36, pp. 81-82. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(4) Brandon Creighton, in special election 5/10/2014, runoff 8/5/2014, sworn 8/26/2014, succeeded unexpired term of Tommy Williams, resigned effective 10/25/2013. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019 .
(5) "Senator Tommy Williams Announcement," 10/3/2013. Texas Senate .
(6) Resignation letter to Governor Perry, effective at midnight, 10/25/2013. Texas Senate .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Tommy Williams, Members of the 77th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
• Photograph. Tommy Williams, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Tommy Williams, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Tommy Williams, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Tommy Williams, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Tommy Williams, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Tommy Williams, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Tommy Williams, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Tommy Williams, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas Senate .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 78th Legislative Session 2003.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 79th Legislative Session 2005.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 80th Legislative Session 2007.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 81st Legislative Session 2009.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 82nd Legislative Session 2011.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 83rd Legislative Session 2013.
• Williams, Thomas David. Texas State Cemetery .

Committee Information

• 83rd R.S. - 2013
• Administration  
• Finance (Chair) 
• Open Government  
• Redistricting, Select  
• State Affairs  
• Transportation Funding, Expenditures, and Finance, Select (Chair) 
• 82nd R.S. - 2011
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Cruise Industry Development  
• Finance  
• Finance Subcommittee on Articles VI and VII (Chair) 
• Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Matters  
• Finance Subcommittee on Medicaid  
• Human Trafficking  
• International Relations and Trade  
• Partnership Advisory Commission  
• Public School Finance System  
• Redistricting, Select  
• Seacoast Territory Insurance  
• State Affairs  
• Transportation and Homeland Security (Chair) 
• 81st R.S. - 2009
• Administration (Chair) 
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education  
• Finance  
• International Relations and Trade  
• Redistricting, Select  
• Transportation and Homeland Security (Chair) 
• 80th R.S. - 2007
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education  
• Education Subcommittee on Higher Education  
• Finance  
• Finance Subcommittee on Property Appraisal and Revenue Caps (Chair) 
• Operation and Management of the Texas Youth Commission, Select  
• Public School Accountability, Select  
• State Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• Transportation and Homeland Security  
• 79th R.S. - 2005
• Criminal Justice  
• Education  
• Education Reform and Public School Finance, Select  
• Education Subcommittee on Higher Education  
• Finance  
• Power of Eminent Domain, Interim  
• State Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• Transportation and Homeland Security  
• 78th R.S. - 2003
• Business and Commerce  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) 
• Education  
• Finance  
• State Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• Water Policy, Select  
• 77th R.S. - 2001
• Energy Resources  
• Pensions and Investments  
• Return-to-Work, House Joint  
• 76th R.S. - 1999
• Energy Resources  
• Pensions and Investments  
• 75th R.S. - 1997
• Juvenile Justice and Family Issues  
• Pensions and Investments  
• Rules and Resolutions