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Betty Andujar Full Name: Elizabeth "Betty" Andujar Other surnames: Richards, Date of birth: November 6, 1912 Date of death: June 8, 1997 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 S 12 Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 11, 1983 66th   67th   Republican Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant S 12 Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979 65th (1)   64th   65th (1)   Republican Fort Worth / Tarrant Senate President Pro Tempore (65th)   Tarrant S 12 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 63rd (2)   Republican Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant (1) 65th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/11/1977. Senate Journal. (2) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Biographical Sketches Photo and biographical sketch, Elizabeth (Betty) Richards Andujar, pp. 173-176. First Republican woman elected to Texas Senate. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000. Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas. Biographical sketch and photo. First Republican woman elected to Texas Senate. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature, 1973. Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session, 1975. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature, 1979. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature, 1981. Andujar, Elizabeth Richards. First woman elected from Tarrant County to the Texas Senate. Texas State Cemetery. Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate, 2019. Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate, 2017. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Awarded the 'Truth in Lending Award'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981. Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1979. Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977. Photographs Photograph. Betty Andujar, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Betty Andujar, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Betty Andujar, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Betty Andujar, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Betty Andujar, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 63rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 64th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 65th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board. 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. Committee Informationtop 67th R.S. - 1981 Economic Development   Human Resources   Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare (Chair)  State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations (Vice Chair)  66th R.S. - 1979 Human Resources   Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs   Intergovernmental Relations   Security at San Antonio State Hospital   State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations (Vice Chair)  65th R.S. - 1977 Human Resources   Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs   Intergovernmental Relations   State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations (Vice Chair)  64th R.S. - 1975 Human Resources   Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs   Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare   Intergovernmental Relations   State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations (Vice Chair)  63rd R.S. - 1973 Human Resources   Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs   Natural Resources   State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations (Vice Chair)

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