Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 70th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 37. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 71st Legislature, 1st C.S., HR 56. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 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.
• 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

• Book in LRL collection, 976.4531 C333H 2008. A Historic Bombshell All Wrapped into One, "the Cinderella Kid", My Life and Times: A History of Blacks in Fort Worth, 2008.

Military Service Notes

• United States Army Corps of Engineers, Staff Sergeant, World War II, served in Iran and the China-Burma-India Theater. 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 35. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named one of the 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1993.
• Named one of the 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1987.

Photographs

• Photograph. Garfield W. Thompson, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Garfield Thompson, 72nd Legislature, Members of the 72nd Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
• Photograph. Garfield W. Thompson, 72nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Garfield W. Thompson, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Garfield W. Thompson, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Garfield W. Thompson, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 69th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 70th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 71st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 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.

Committee Information top

73rd R.S. - 1993 Licensing and Administrative Procedures   Transportation

72nd R.S. - 1991 Appropriations   Liquor Regulation   Liquor Regulation Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)

71st R.S. - 1989 Liquor Regulation (Vice Chair)  Local and Consent Calendars   Transportation   Transportation Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight

70th R.S. - 1987 Child Abuse and Pornography, Select   Labor and Employment Relations   Liquor Regulation (Vice Chair)  Liquor Regulation Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Pricing and Marketing Practices of Petroleum Products, Select   Rules and Resolutions

69th R.S. - 1985 Child Abuse and Pornography, Select, Interim   Health Care Services for Low-Income Texans, Special   Labor and Employment Relations   Liquor Regulation   Liquor Regulation Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Vice Chair)