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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 113. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 68th Legislature, R.S., HR 442. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 69th Legislature, R.S., SR 287. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 74th Legislature, R.S., SR 415. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 78th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 27. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• Book in LRL collection, 353.9764 H196. Ladies of the House: How to Survive as the Wife of a Texas Legislator, 1993.

Military Service Notes

• United States Navy, World War II. "Mr. Hanna willingly answered his country's call to duty in 1941, joining the U.S. Navy; he was a courageous fighter pilot in the North Atlantic and went on to command the San Luis Obispo Naval Air Station before his honorable discharge in 1945." 78th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 27. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

• Joe C. Hanna, birth date 5/19/1920, death date 7/26/2003, last place of residence Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.
• Joe Currie Hanna, birth date 5/19/1920, death date 7/26/2003, burial in Breckenridge Cemetery, Breckenridge, Stephens County. Includes obituary: "Hanna joined the US Navy when World War II broke out. He served as a fighter pilot, flying off carriers in the North Atlantic. He commanded the San Luis Obispo Naval Air Station with a rank of Lieutenant senior grade." Find a Grave.
• Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.
• Given special 'Fiscal Responsibility Stops at the Wellhead' award. Best and Worst Legislators 1979.

Photographs

• Photograph. Joe C. Hanna, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe C. Hanna, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe C. Hanna, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe C. Hanna, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe C. Hanna, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe C. Hanna, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe C. Hanna, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 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.
• 67th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 68th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

68th R.S. - 1983 Energy (Chair)  Energy Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   State Properties, Special   Ways and Means

67th R.S. - 1981 Energy Resources (Chair)  Energy Resources Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Flood Control, Select   Public Education

66th R.S. - 1979 Energy Resources (Chair)  Energy Resources Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters   Human Services

65th R.S. - 1977 Energy Resources (Chair)  Insurance   Insurance Subcommittee on Property and Casualty   State Energy Plan, House Joint

64th R.S. - 1975 Energy Resources (Chair)  Social Services   Social Services Subcommittee on Rehabilitation

63rd R.S. - 1973 Education   Education Subcommittee on Vocational-Technical Training (Chair)  Energy Crisis   Natural Resources   Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy Crisis in Rural Areas (Chair)  Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oil and Gas   Reorganization and Modernization of Public Education (Committee of 24), Interim   Transportation

62nd 3rd C.S. - 1972 Revenue and Taxation

62nd R.S. - 1971 Counties   Extended Coverage Insurance   Higher Education   Highways and Roads   House Rules and Procedures   Livestock   Oil and Gas Regulation   Oil, Gas and Mining   Parks   Revenue and Taxation, Interim