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Bob Turner Full Name: Robert Ray "Bob" Turner Date of birth: August 10, 1934 Date of death: June 19, 2022 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 H 73 Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003 77th   Democrat Voss / Coleman   Bandera, Brown, Coleman, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Edwards, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton, Upton, Ward H 73 Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001 76th   Democrat Voss / Coleman   Bandera, Brown, Coleman, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Edwards, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton, Upton, Ward H 73 Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999 75th (1) (2)   Democrat Voss / Coleman   Bandera, Brown, Coleman, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Edwards, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton, Upton, Ward H 73 Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997 74th   Democrat Voss / Coleman   Bandera, Brown, Coleman, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Edwards, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton, Upton, Ward H 73 Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995 73rd   Democrat Coleman / Coleman   Bandera, Brown, Coleman, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Edwards, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton, Upton, Ward H 65 Mar 6, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993 72nd (3) (4)   Democrat Voss / Coleman   Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, McCulloch, Runnels (1) Absent for roll of members-elect, 1/14/2001. B. Turner sworn that day by Coleman County judge Sherrill L. Ragsdale, at the Coleman County Court House, stating that he would have voted for the Honorable Pete Laney for House Speaker if present, pp. 19-20. House Journal. (2) Bob Turner sworn 1/14/1997. Oaths of Office. (3) Sworn 3/6/1991. Oaths of Office. (4) Robert R. Turner, in special election 3/2/1991, sworn 3/6/1991 [House Journal, p. 608], succeeded Jim Parker, resigned 1/15/1991. Turner sworn during 72nd Regular Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 35, honoring the members of the House of Representatives who have served in the military forces of the United States. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 76th Legislature, R.S., HR 913, commemorating Armed Forces Day 1999 and honoring the members of the Texas House of Representatives who are military veterans. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Military Service Notes United States Army and Texas Army National Guard, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired). 76th Legislature, R.S., HR 913. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. United States Army, Army Reserve, and National Guard, Lieutenant Colonel. "Turner, whose 35 years of service with the Army, Army Reserves, and National Guard spanned the Korean and Vietnam War eras and who served in infantry and armored divisions and in the Military Government Liaison Office, receiving numerous decorations." 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 35. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Other Resources Analysis of conservation easements in Chapter 183 of the Texas Natural Resources Code, "Conservation Easements Deserve Careful Study: Black's Law Dictionary Defines an Easement as a 'Right of Use Over the Property of Another'," by Bob Turner, State Representative, 73rd District, May 1996. Ranch & Rural Living. Notice of death, 6/20/2022. Speaker of the House. Photographs Photograph. Bob Turner, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Bob Turner, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Bob Turner, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Bob Turner, 74th Legislature, Members of the 77th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW) Photograph. Bob Turner, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Bob Turner, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature, 1995. Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 72nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 73rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 74th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 75th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 76th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 77th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 77th R.S. - 2001 Electric Utility Restructuring, Legislative Oversight   Land and Resource Management   Public Safety (Chair)  76th R.S. - 1999 Agriculture Policy   Land and Resource Management   Public Safety (Chair)  75th R.S. - 1997 Agriculture and Livestock   Land and Resource Management (Vice Chair)  74th R.S. - 1995 Land and Resource Management   Military and Veterans Affairs, Select (Vice Chair)  State Recreational Resources   73rd R.S. - 1993 Agriculture and Wildlife Management   Natural Resources   Veterans' Affairs, Special   72nd R.S. - 1991 Cultural and Historical Resources   Science and Technology

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