Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	79	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Uvalde / Uvalde	Dimmit, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala
H	79	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Uvalde / Uvalde	Dimmit, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala
H	77	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Uvalde / Uvalde	Dimmit, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala
H	77	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Uvalde / Uvalde	Dimmit, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

52nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 189. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 100. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
64th Legislature, R.S., HCR 107. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
66th Legislature, R.S., HCR 171. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
74th Legislature, R.S., HR 336. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
74th Legislature, R.S., SR 134. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
81st Legislature, R.S., HR 2589. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
81st Legislature, R.S., HR 353. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
81st Legislature, R.S., SR 152. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
82nd Legislature, R.S., HCR 1. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

BRISCOE, DOLPH, JR. (1923-2010). 41st Governor of Texas. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

Governor of Texas 1973-1979. Legislative Reference Library, Governors of Texas, 1846-present.
Dolph Briscoe's involvement in groundwater legislation, "'Of Urgent Concern': What Prompted House Bill 162, the Groundwater Conservation Act of 1949," by Charles Porter, Volume LXXXVIII, 2017. Panhandle-Plains Historical Review.
Texas Governors - Modern Texas: Dolph Briscoe. Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Photographs

Photograph. Dolph Briscoe, Jr., 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dolph Briscoe, Jr., 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dolph Briscoe, Jr., 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dolph Briscoe, Jr., 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

54th R.S. - 1955 Conservation and Reclamation Counties Federal Relations Highways and Roads (Vice Chair) Livestock and Stock Raising
53rd R.S. - 1953 Aeronautics Conservation and Reclamation (Vice Chair) Federal Relations Highways and Roads Livestock and Stock Raising
52nd R.S. - 1951 Agriculture (Vice Chair) Conservation and Reclamation Education Highways and Roads Livestock and Stock Raising
51st R.S. - 1949 Conservation and Reclamation Education Highways and Roads (Vice Chair) Livestock and Stock Raising Revenue and Taxation

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