Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	5	Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991	71st	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt		Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt
H	5	Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989	70th	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt		Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt
H	5	Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987	69th	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt		Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt
H	5	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt		Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt
H	11	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt		Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood
H	11	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt		Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood
H	11	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt		Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood
H	11	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt		Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood
H	11	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt		Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood
H	26	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt		Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt
H	26	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th (1)	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt		Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt
H	26	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt		Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt
H	26	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt		Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt
H	26	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt		Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 56th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 26. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 57th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 70. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 70th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 179. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 71st Legislature, 1st C.S., HR 178. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 71st Legislature, 6th C.S., HCR 18. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 11. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 30. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

• Memorial, May 2012, p. 410. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

• United States Air Force, Major General. Military grave marker, Billie Gene Hollowell, birth date 7/22/1928, death date 1/18/2012, Texas State Representative 1957-1967 and 1973-1991, photo, biographical sketch, burial in Sand Flat Cemetery, Grand Saline, Van Zandt County. Find a Grave.
• Texas Army National Guard. Obituary, 1/20/2012. "At the age of 20, Hollowell enlisted in the Texas Army National Guard and performed duty with the 36th Infantry and 49th Armored Divisions. He then transferred to the 181st Fighter Squadron, TXANG. While serving at TXANG headquarters, he was appointed state judge advocate of the Texas Army and Air National Guard and State Guard." Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Other Resources

• Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
• Obituary, Photo, "Former State Representative Hollowell Dies At Age 83," 1/20/2012. Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1983.
• Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1979.
• Named 'Dishonorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.

Photographs

• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 71st Legislature, Members of the 71st Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 59th 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.
• 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.

Committee Information top

71st R.S. - 1989 Appropriations   General Investigating (Vice Chair)  House Administration (Vice Chair)  Ways and Means (Chair - Budget & Oversight)  Ways and Means Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)

70th R.S. - 1987 Appropriations   Child Abuse and Pornography, Select (Vice Chair)  General Investigating (Vice Chair)  Public Safety   Public Safety Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)

69th R.S. - 1985 Appropriations   Child Abuse and Pornography, Select, Interim   General Investigating (Vice Chair)  Merit Selection of Judges, Committee of 100 for the   State, Federal and International Relations (Chair - Budget & Oversight)  State, Federal and International Relations Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)

68th R.S. - 1983 Appropriations   Child Abuse and Pornography, House Joint   Ethics (Chair)  General Investigating (Chair)  Regions, Compacts and Districts (Chair - Budget & Oversight)

67th R.S. - 1981 Appropriations   Child Abuse/Neglect and Child Pornography, Select   General Investigating   House Administration (Vice Chair)  Regions, Compacts, and Districts

66th R.S. - 1979 Appropriations   Constitutional Amendments   General Investigating   House Administration (Vice Chair)

65th R.S. - 1977 Appropriations   Funding Public Institutions of Higher Education, House Joint   Local and Consent Calendars

64th R.S. - 1975 Appropriations   Government Operations (Little Hoover Commission)   Government Operations (Little Hoover Commission) Subcommittee on Natural Resources   Judicial Affairs (Vice Chair)  Rules

63rd R.S. - 1973 Citizens' Conference on State Legislatures, Steering, Special (Operations of the House)   House Administration   Reapportionment   Rules (Vice Chair)

59th R.S. - 1965 Constitutional Amendments   Counties   Federal Relations   Interstate Cooperation   Military and Veterans' Affairs

58th R.S. - 1963 Constitutional Amendments   Judicial Districts   Judiciary   Liquor Regulation   Public Health

57th R.S. - 1961 Appropriations   Congressional and Legislative Districts   General Investigating, Special (Vice Chair)  Interstate Cooperation   Rules   State Affairs (Chair)

56th R.S. - 1959 Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Judiciary   Public Lands and Buildings (Chair)  Radiation   State Affairs

55th R.S. - 1957 Aged Citizens   Agriculture   Banks and Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Representation Before the Legislature   State Hospitals and Special Schools