Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Horace Ben Houston

Full Name: Horace Ben Houston, Jr.
Birth date: November 9, 1920
Death date: May 29, 2004

Terms of Service

House, 58th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/8/1963 - 1/12/1965
Republican
House, 54th Legislature
1/11/1955 - 1/8/1957
Democrat
House, 53rd Legislature
1/13/1953 - 1/11/1955
Democrat
House, 52nd Legislature
1/9/1951 - 1/13/1953
Democrat

(1) Party switch: Democratic Party from 1951-1957; elected as Republican in 1962. "Horace Houston Seeks Judgeship," 9/25/1968. Dallas Times Herald .
(2) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office .
(3) Republican. 1964-1965 edition, pp. 532-533. Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide .
(4) 58th Legislature, Cumulative Supplement - shows Houston served 49th, 53rd, 54th, and 58th; House Journal shows 52nd-54th and 58th. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Photographs

Photograph. Horace B. Houston, Jr., State Preservation Board
Photograph. Horace B. Houston, Jr., State Preservation Board
Photograph. Horace B. Houston, Jr., State Preservation Board
Photograph. Horace B. Houston, Jr., State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Obituary, "Horace Ben Houston Jr.: World War II Pilot, Lawyer Served Dallas in Legislature," 6/3/2004, p. 5B. Dallas Morning News .
Houston, Horace Ben. Texas State Cemetery .
United States Army Air Force, Major, World War II; Air Force Reserve. Description of military service as reconnaissance photo pilot. Texas State Cemetery .