Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	1	Jan 8, 1985 - Sep 18, 1986	69th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Texarkana / Bowie	Senate President Pro Tempore (69th)	Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Titus, Upshur
S	1	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Texarkana / Bowie		Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Titus, Upshur
S	1	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 11, 1983	66th 67th	Democrat	Texarkana / Bowie		Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus
H	1	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Texarkana / Bowie		Bowie, Red River
H	1	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Texarkana / Bowie		Bowie
H	1	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Texarkana / Bowie		Bowie

(1) 69th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 9/4/1986. Senate Journal.
(2) Richard Anderson, in special runoff election 9/13/1986, sworn 9/18/1986, succeeded V. Edgar Howard, who, to avoid appearance of conflict of interest, did not attend 2-3 C.S. except for his election as president pro tempore ad interim on 9/4/1986, but held office until successor sworn. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Special election 8/9/1986, runoff 9/13/1986. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001.
(4) 68th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/17/1983, p. 495. Drew 2-year term (also see message from President, p. 467). Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

61st Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 91. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 282. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
64th Legislature, R.S., HSR 184. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
66th Legislature, R.S., SR 407. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
68th Legislature, R.S., SR 445. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
69th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 67. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
69th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 86. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
76th Legislature, R.S., HCR 126. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature, 1979.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature, 1981.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature, 1983.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature, 1985.

Other Resources

Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
Howard, Vernon Edgar. Texas State Cemetery.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1983.

Photographs

Photograph. Ed Howard, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ed Howard, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ed Howard, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ed Howard, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ed Howard, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ed. Howard, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. The signing of HB 762, 62nd R.S. Standing behind Gov. Preston Smith, L-R Billy Williamson, Bill Bass, Ed Howard, Lindley Beckworth. Photo courtesy of the family of Billy H. Williamson., 62nd Legislature, Donated Material
Photograph. Ed. Howard, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

66th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
67th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
68th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
69th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.

Committee Information top

69th R.S. - 1985 Administration, Special Committee of the Whole Senate Economic Development Finance (Vice Chair) Jurisprudence Natural Resources Nominations, Special (Chair) Premium Tax Task Force State Affairs
68th R.S. - 1983 Committee of the Whole Senate Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Finance Economic Development Finance (Vice Chair) Industrial Development Bonds, Interim State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations (Chair) State Properties, Special (Chair)
67th R.S. - 1981 Administration (Vice Chair) Administration Subcommittee on Rules Fees and Grants, Interim Finance (Vice Chair) Regional Intergovernmental Cooperation, Special State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations
66th R.S. - 1979 Administration (Vice Chair) Administration Subcommittee on Rules Economic Development State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations
63rd R.S. - 1973 Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on State Parks Human Resources Revenue and Taxation Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee on Exemptions
62nd R.S. - 1971 Administration Business and Marketing Affairs Counties Degree Plans Highways and Roads House Rules and Procedures School Districts Urban Affairs
61st R.S. - 1969 Claims Elections Governmental Affairs and Efficiency Oil, Gas and Mining State Contracting Procedures, Interim Youth

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