Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	110	Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987	69th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas
H	110	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas
H	33-N	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas
H	33-N	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas
H	33-N	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas
H	33-N	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas
H	33-N	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

69th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 32. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
69th Legislature, R.S., HR 9. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
82nd Legislature, R.S., HR 654. 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

RAGSDALE, PAUL BURDETT (1945-2011). Handbook of Texas Online.
Ragsdale, Paul Burdett. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
Notice of death, 8/17/2011. Speaker of the House.

Photographs

Photograph. Paul B. Ragsdale, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Paul B. Ragsdale, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Paul B. Ragsdale, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Paul B. Ragsdale, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Paul B. Ragsdale, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Paul B. Ragsdale, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Paul B. Ragsdale, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

69th R.S. - 1985 Public Education Public Education Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight State, Federal and International Relations (Chair) State, Federal and International Relations Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight
68th R.S. - 1983 Public Education Regions, Compacts and Districts (Vice Chair)
67th R.S. - 1981 Regions, Compacts, and Districts State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight II
66th R.S. - 1979 Natural Resources Regions, Compacts, and Districts
65th R.S. - 1977 Business and Industry Business and Industry Subcommittee on Consumer Protection Regions, Compacts, and Districts Regions, Compacts, and Districts Subcommittee on Districts
64th R.S. - 1975 Business and Industry Reapportionment
63rd R.S. - 1973 Cooperation Among Ad Valorem Taxation Authorities Labor Prairie View A&M College Administration, Investigation, Special Reapportionment Revenue and Taxation Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee on Exemptions

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