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Jim Bates Full Name: James Storey "Jim" Bates, Sr. Date of birth: December 11, 1923 Date of death: November 21, 1989 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 14, 1969 - Jan 9, 1973 61st   62nd   Democrat Edinburg / Hidalgo   Cameron, Hidalgo S 27 Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 60th (1) (2)   Democrat Edinburg / Hidalgo Senate President Pro Tempore (60th)   Cameron, Hidalgo S 27 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967 58th (3)   59th   Democrat Edinburg / Hidalgo   Cameron, Hidalgo H 38-1 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Edinburg / Hidalgo   Hidalgo H 38-2 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd   Democrat Edinburg / Hidalgo   Hidalgo (1) 60th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 6/4/1968. Senate Journal. (2) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. (3) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 59th Legislature, R.S., SR 785. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 61st Legislature, R.S., SR 31. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 71st Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 90. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Memorial, June 1990, p. 676. Texas Bar Journal. Military Service Notes United States Army Air Forces, 1st Lieutenant, World War II. Military grave marker, James Storey Bates, Sr., birth date 12/11/1923, death date 11/21/1989, burial in Thompsonville Cemetery, Thompsonville, Gonzales County. Find a Grave. United States Air Force, United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017. Photographs Photograph. James S. (Jim) Bates, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. James S. (Jim) Bates, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jim Bates, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jim Bates, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Jim Bates, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. James S. Bates, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. James S. (Jim) Bates, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature Photograph. Jim Bates, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 58th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 59th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 62nd R.S. - 1971 Agriculture and Drought Disaster Relief, Special   Agriculture and Livestock   Commerce and Industry   Education   Insurance   Jurisprudence (Vice Chair)  Natural Resources   Nominations   Parks and Wildlife   Property Tax Committee, Legislative (Chair)  Public Health   Rules   Rules of the Senate   State Affairs   Transportation (Chair)  Vegetable Marketing, Interim   Water and Conservation   61st R.S. - 1969 Agricultural Land Assessment   Agriculture and Livestock   Commerce and Industry   Constitutional Amendments   Consumer Credit   Delinquent Ad Valorem Tax (Chair)  Education   Election Law   General Investigating   Jurisprudence (Vice Chair)  Nominations   Parks and Wildlife   Rules   Rules of the Senate   State Affairs   Taxation of Farm, Ranch and Forest Lands   Transportation (Chair)  Vocational-Technical Education   Water and Conservation   Water Resources Study   60th R.S. - 1967 Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair)  Counties, Cities, and Towns   Education   Enrolled and Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair)  Flag of Alamo, Special   Game and Fish   Governmental Immunity   Insurance   Jurisprudence   Nominations   Oil and Gas   Poverty in Texas   Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice   Transportation (Chair)  Water and Conservation   59th R.S. - 1965 Claims   Counties, Cities and Towns   Education   Finance   General Investigating   Jurisprudence   Military and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair)  Nominations   Oil and Gas   Return of Flag of Alamo   Water and Conservation   58th R.S. - 1963 Claims   Counties, Cities and Towns   Education   Finance   Jurisprudence   Military and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair)  Nominations   Water and Conservation   56th R.S. - 1959 Appropriations   Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments and Agencies   Banks and Banking   Criminal Jurisprudence   Liquor Regulation   Penitentiaries   53rd R.S. - 1953 Aeronautics   Appropriations   Criminal Jurisprudence   Liquor Regulation   Penitentiaries

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