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Don Cavness Full Name: Donald Word Cavness Date of birth: April 22, 1928 Date of death: February 16, 1994 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 37-3 Jan 9, 1973 - Jun 11, 1973 63rd (1)   Democrat Austin / Travis   Travis H 39-3 Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 62nd   Democrat Austin / Travis Speaker Pro Tem, 4/4/1972.   Burnet, Travis H 39-3 Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 61st   Democrat Austin / Travis   Burnet, Travis H 39-3 Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 60th   Democrat Austin / Travis   Travis H 55-3 Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 59th   Democrat Austin / Travis   Travis H 55-3 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 58th (2)   Democrat Austin / Travis   Travis (1) Ronald D. Earle, in special election 7/17/1973, sworn 7/29/1973, succeeded Don W. Cavness, resigned 6/11/1973. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 382. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 1059. Memorializing 35 members who died in the past two years. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Cavness, Donald Word. Texas State Cemetery. Military Service Notes United States Marine Corps. Texas State Cemetery. Photographs Photograph. Don Cavness, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Don Cavness, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Don Cavness, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Don Cavness, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Don Cavness, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Don Cavness, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 58th 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. 63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 63rd R.S. - 1973 Environmental Affairs   Insurance   Revenue and Taxation   62nd 3rd C.S. - 1972 Revenue and Taxation (Chair)  62nd R.S. - 1971 Congressional and Legislative Districts   Insurance   Motor Transportation (Chair)  Public Health   Revenue and Taxation   Revenue and Taxation, Interim (Chair)  61st R.S. - 1969 Governmental Affairs and Efficiency (Chair)  Insurance   Juvenile Crime and Deliquency   Land Use and Environmental Control (Vice Chair)  Mental Health and Mental Retardation   Milk and Milk Products   Poet Laureate Selection, Special   Psychiatric Problems of Youth   Public Health   60th R.S. - 1967 Aeronautics   Appropriations   Facilities for the Criminally Insane and the Insane Criminal   Insurance   Parks and Wildlife   Public Health (Chair)  Securities Study and Assistance for Small Manufacturers (Feasibility of Texas Stock Exchange)   59th R.S. - 1965 Appropriations   Congressional and Legislative Districts   Feasibility of Group Insurance   Federal Relations   Flag of Santa Anna   Housing and Physical Care for Criminally Insane Persons   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Public Health (Vice Chair)  Saving Taxes   58th R.S. - 1963 Congressional and Legislative Districts   Counties   Insurance   Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections   Public Health   57th R.S. - 1961 Parking Space Around the Capitol

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