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Raul L. Longoria Full Name: Raul L. Longoria Date of birth: February 22, 1921 Date of death: May 7, 2001 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 27 Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 2, 1981 66th (1)   Democrat Edinburg / Hidalgo   Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells S 27 Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979 65th (2)   64th   65th (2)   Democrat Edinburg / Hidalgo Senate President Pro Tempore (65th)   Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells S 27 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 63rd (3)   Democrat Edinburg / Hidalgo   Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells H 47-1 Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 62nd   Democrat Edinburg / Hidalgo   Hidalgo H 47-1 Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 61st   Democrat Edinburg / Hidalgo   Hidalgo H 49-1 Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 60th   Democrat Pharr / Hidalgo   Hidalgo H 37-F Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 59th (4)   Democrat Pharr / Hidalgo   Hidalgo, Kenedy, Kleberg H 38-1 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Pharr / Hidalgo   Hidalgo (1) In Senate, Hector Uribe, in special runoff election 2/24/1981, sworn 3/2/1981, succeeded Raul L. Longoria, resigned 1/2/1981. In House, Rene Oliveira, in special election 4/21/1981, sworn 4/28/1981, succeeded Hector Uribe, elected Senator 2/24/1981. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) 65th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim Secundus 1st C.S., elected 7/21/1977; and 2nd C.S., elected 7/10/1978. Senate Journal. (3) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. (4) Sworn 11/21/1964. Oaths of Office.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 59th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 59. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 433. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 63rd Legislature, R.S., SR 171. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 64th Legislature, R.S., SR 205. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 65th Legislature, R.S., SR 236. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 66th Legislature, R.S., SR 159. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 73rd Legislature, R.S., HR 633. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 74th Legislature, R.S., SR 1321. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 77th Legislature, R.S., HR 1236. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature, 1973. Biographical sketch. Senate Hispanic Research Council. Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session, 1975. Memorial biographical sketch and photo, A State of Remembrance, 2003. Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004. Memorial, November 2001, p. 1019. Texas Bar Journal. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature, 1979. Longoria, Raul L. Texas State Cemetery. Photo and biographical sketch. Tribute to the Mexican American Legislators of Texas, 1978. Military Service Notes United States Army Air Corps, World War II. "Raul joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1942 and served in the European Theater of Operations of World War II for four years up to 1946." Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004. 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 "First Tejano to represent south Texas as Senator." Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004. Photographs Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 57th 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. 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.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. Committee Informationtop 66th R.S. - 1979 Administration   Administration Subcommittee on Rules   Finance   Gasohol, Special (Chair)  Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Vice Chair)  Security at San Antonio State Hospital   65th R.S. - 1977 Administration   Administration Subcommittee on Rules (Vice Chair)  Beaches   Border Trade and Tourism, Special (Chair)  Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters   Organizational Structure and Operation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Special   State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations   State Affairs Subcommittee on Uniform Group Insurance for Public School Teachers and Employees (Chair)  64th R.S. - 1975 Administration   Administration Subcommittee on Rules (Chair)  Border Trade and Tourism, Special (Chair)  Higher Education in South Texas (Vice Chair)  Higher Education in South Texas, Interim   Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters   Reapportionment (Legislative Redistricting for House of Representatives), Interim   State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations   63rd R.S. - 1973 Administration   Administration Subcommittee on Rules (Vice Chair)  Education   State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations   62nd R.S. - 1971 Agriculture (Chair)  Agriculture and Drought Disaster Relief, Special   Appropriations   Judiciary   Labor   Meat Inspection, Interim   Poverty/Office of Economic Opportunity   Rules   Vegetable Marketing, Interim   61st R.S. - 1969 Appropriations   Health Care   Liquor Regulation   Nursing Homes   Oil, Gas and Mining   Rules (Vice Chair)  Rules of Order and Decorum of the House   Youth   60th R.S. - 1967 Appropriations   Highways and Roads   Insurance   Judicial Districts (Vice Chair)  Liquor Regulation   Wages and Employment   59th R.S. - 1965 Appropriations   Commerce and Manufactures   Highways and Roads   Liquor Regulation   Problems of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing   Public Lands and Buildings   57th R.S. - 1961 Appropriations   Congressional and Legislative Districts   Constitutional Amendments   Oil, Gas and Mining   Representation Before the Legislature   Saving Taxes

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