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Walter Mengden Full Name: Walter Henry Mengden, Jr. Date of birth: October 25, 1926 Date of death: April 23, 2018 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 13 Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983 67th (1) (2)   Republican Houston / Harris Senate President Pro Tempore (67th)   Harris S 13 Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 13, 1981 65th   66th   Republican Houston / Harris   Harris S 13 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 11, 1977 63rd (3)   64th   Republican Houston / Harris   Harris H 22-2 Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 62nd   Republican Houston / Harris   Harris (1) 67th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 8/11/1981; 2nd C.S., elected 5/24/1982; and Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 5/28/1982. Senate Journal. (2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1982 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators. (3) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles 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. Mengden, Jr., Walter Henry. Texas State Cemetery. Military Service Notes United States Navy, World War II; United States Army, Korean War; Mengden received "3 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation." Texas State Cemetery. United States Navy, United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017. Other Resources Notice of death, 4/25/2018. Speaker of the House. Photograph, "Where Are They Now? The Dirty Thirty," September 2001, p. 52. Texas Monthly. Photographs Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, Jr., 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, Jr., 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, Jr., 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, Jr., 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, Jr., 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, 62nd 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. 62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 67th R.S. - 1981 Intergovernmental Relations   Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters   Natural Resources   Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy (Chair)  Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special   Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Legislative Panel   66th R.S. - 1979 Financial Institutions   Intergovernmental Relations   Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Vice Chair)  Natural Resources   Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy (Chair)  Paperwork Reduction, Interim   Security at San Antonio State Hospital   65th R.S. - 1977 Intergovernmental Relations   Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Vice Chair)  Natural Resources   Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy (Vice Chair)  64th R.S. - 1975 Human Resources   Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare (Vice Chair)  Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters   Natural Resources   Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water (Vice Chair)  63rd R.S. - 1973 Human Resources   Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs   Jurisprudence   Natural Resources   Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water (Vice Chair)  Prison Reform   62nd R.S. - 1971 Data Processing and Printing   Federal Relations   Higher Education   Labor   Youth

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