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Tati Santiesteban Full Name: Humberto Tati Santiesteban Date of birth: November 3, 1934 Date of death: October 29, 2020 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 S 29 Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 8, 1991 70th   71st   Democrat El Paso / El Paso   El Paso S 29 Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 13, 1987 68th (1)   69th   Democrat El Paso / El Paso   El Paso S 29 Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983 67th (2)   Democrat El Paso / El Paso   El Paso, Hudspeth S 29 Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 13, 1981 65th   66th   Democrat El Paso / El Paso   El Paso, Hudspeth S 29 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 11, 1977 64th (3)   63rd (4)   64th (3)   Democrat El Paso / El Paso Senate President Pro Tempore (64th)   El Paso, Hudspeth H 67-1 Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 62nd   Democrat El Paso / El Paso   El Paso H 67-1 Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 61st   Democrat El Paso / El Paso   El Paso H 67-1 Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 60th   Democrat El Paso / El Paso   El Paso (1) 68th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/17/1983, p. 495. Drew 4-year term (also see message from President, p. 467). Senate Journal. (2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1982 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators. (3) 64th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/2/1975. Senate Journal. (4) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 70th Legislature, R.S., HCR 122. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 71st Legislature, 6th C.S., SR 41. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature, 1973. Biographical sketch. Senate Hispanic Research Council. Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session, 1975. Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature, 1979. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature, 1981. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature, 1983. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature, 1985. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 70th Legislature, 1987. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature, 1989. Photo and biographical sketch. Tribute to the Mexican American Legislators of Texas, 1978. Military Service Notes United States Army, First Lieutenant, Ranger and Paratrooper. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature, 1989. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators, 1973. Photographs Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Tati Santiesteban, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Tati Santiesteban, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Tati Santiesteban, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 63rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 64th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 65th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board. 66th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board. 67th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board. 68th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board. 69th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 70th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 71st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 71st R.S. - 1989 Administration, Special   Committee of the Whole Senate   Criminal Justice   Finance   Legislative Redistricting, Select   Natural Resources (Chair)  Public Education, Select   Toxic Air Emissions and Greenhouse Effect, Select (Co-Chair)  Waste Management Policy, Task Force on   70th R.S. - 1987 Administration, Special   Committee of the Whole Senate   Criminal Justice   Finance   Municipal Utility Districts, Special (Chair)  Natural Resources (Chair)  Security for Judgments, Special   Waste Management Policy, Task Force on   69th R.S. - 1985 Administration, Special   Border Economic Development Task Force   Cogeneration, Special   Committee of the Whole Senate   Criminal Justice   Finance   Natural Resources (Chair)  Texas Shrimp and Oyster Industry, Interim   Texas State Artist   68th R.S. - 1983 Committee of the Whole Senate   Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Educational Quality (Chair)  Finance   Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters   Natural Resources (Chair)  Rules, Special   Water Resources (Chair)  67th R.S. - 1981 Congressional and Legislative Redistricting, Oversight   Finance   Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters   Natural Resources (Chair)  New Federalism, Task Force   Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special   Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Congressional Panel   66th R.S. - 1979 Education   Finance (Vice Chair)  Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Chair)  65th R.S. - 1977 Border Trade and Tourism, Special (Vice Chair)  Education   Finance   Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Chair)  64th R.S. - 1975 Border Trade and Tourism, Special (Vice Chair)  Education   Finance   Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Chair)  Reapportionment (Legislative Redistricting for House of Representatives), Interim   Texas Constitution   63rd R.S. - 1973 Education   Finance   Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Select Subcommittee on DPS Surveillance   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Chair)  Public Employees Study Commission   62nd R.S. - 1971 Appropriations   Crime Study (Chair)  Criminal Jurisprudence   Employment Practices of All State Agencies   Federal Relations (Chair)  Judiciary   Liquor Regulation   Texas-Mexico-Central America Friendship   61st R.S. - 1969 Appropriations   Bail Bond Business Regulation   Criminal Jurisprudence   Criminal Law   Federal Relations (Vice Chair)  Labor Surplus   Liquor Regulation   Public Health   60th R.S. - 1967 Criminal Jurisprudence   Emergency Hospital Treatment   Judicial Districts   Judiciary   Liquor Regulation   School Districts

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