Bill Meier

Full Name: William C. "Bill" Meier

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	10	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 11, 1983	66th ⁽²⁾ 67th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Euless / Tarrant	Senate President Pro Tempore (66th)	Tarrant
S	10	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979	65th ⁽³⁾ 64th 65th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Euless / Tarrant	Senate President Pro Tempore (65th)	Tarrant
S	10	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Euless / Tarrant		Tarrant

(1) Party switch from Democrat to Republican on 6/11/1981. "Meier Switches to GOP," 6/12/1981. Dallas Morning News.
(2) 66th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/9/1979. Senate Journal.
(3) 65th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 8/8/1978. Senate Journal.
(4) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 10
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 11, 1983
Legislatures: 66th ⁽²⁾ 67th ⁽¹⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (65th)
(65th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Euless / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

Senate District 10
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th ⁽³⁾ 64th 65th ⁽³⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (65th)
(65th)
(65th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Euless / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

Senate District 10
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Euless / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

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Resolutions and Journal entries

65th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 107. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 76. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and photo. 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.

Other Resources

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

Photographs

Photograph. Bill Meier, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Meier, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Meier, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Meier, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Meier, 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 Information top

67th R.S. - 1981 Finance Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Chair) Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Legislative Panel State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations
66th R.S. - 1979 Education Finance Financial Institutions Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters
65th R.S. - 1977 Delivery of Human Services in Texas Delivery of Human Services in Texas Subcommittee on Funding Patterns Delivery of Human Services in Texas Subcommittee on Services for 0-17 Age Group Finance Finance Interim Subcommittee on Juvenile Crime (Chair) Human Resources Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters Long-term Care Alternatives
64th R.S. - 1975 Finance Human Resources Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters Property Tax Committee, Legislative Reapportionment (Legislative Redistricting for House of Representatives), Interim (Chair)
63rd R.S. - 1973 Constitutional Convention Planning Constitutional Convention Planning Subcommittee on Organization and Structure Finance Human Resources (Vice Chair) Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters Prison Reform Property Tax Committee, Legislative

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