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James A. Mattox

James 'Jim' Mattox

Full Name: James Albon "Jim" Mattox
Date of birth: August 29, 1943
Date of death: November 20, 2008

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
H	33-K	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	33-K	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

68th Legislature, R.S., HCR 20. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
81st Legislature, 1st C.S., HCR 3. Death date 11/20/2008. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

MATTOX, James Albon (1943-2008). Representative, TX. Death date 11/20/2008. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present.
Mattox, James Albon. 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.
Interview with Jim Mattox, 10/31/2007. The Texas Blue, 2007.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.

Photographs

Photograph. James A. Mattox, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James A. Mattox, 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.

Committee Information top

64th R.S. - 1975 Constitutional Revision Criminal Jurisprudence
63rd R.S. - 1973 Calendars Criminal Jurisprudence State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Ethics State Affairs Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Rehabilitation State Affairs Subcommittee on Prepaid Legal Services (Vice Chair) State Affairs Subcommittee on the Operations and Administration of the Texas Cosmetology Commission Study Feasibility of Establishing a State Park on the Trinity River in Dallas County (Vice Chair)

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