Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	32-6	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Richland Hills / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	32-6	Jan 12, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	52-6	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant

(1) Not present at organization of the House 1/9/1973. Granted leave of absence due to illness 1/9/1973, with excused absences granted until further notice. HSR 10 wishing speedy recovery, p. 19. House Journal.
(2) Joe Clarence Marlin Spurlock II, sworn 1/12/1973. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

63rd Legislature, R.S., HSR 10. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Photo and biographical sketch, Joe Spurlock II, Professor of Law. Texas A&M University School of Law.

Other Resources

Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
Notice of death, 6/12/2020. Speaker of the House.

Photographs

Photograph. Joe Spurlock II, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Spurlock II, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Spurlock II, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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 Crime and its Control, Special Task Force (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Rules (Vice Chair) State Affairs
63rd R.S. - 1973 Criminal Jurisprudence State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Rehabilitation State Affairs Subcommittee on Prepaid Legal Services (Chair) Transportation
62nd R.S. - 1971 Governmental Affairs and Efficiency Judicial Districts Oil and Gas Regulation Oil, Gas and Mining Permanent Identification of Personal Property Revenue and Taxation State Finance

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