Bill Bass

Full Name: William "Bill" Bass

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	12	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Ben Wheeler / Van Zandt	Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt
H	12	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Ben Wheeler / Van Zandt	Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt
H	12	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Ben Wheeler / Van Zandt	Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt

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House District 12
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Ben Wheeler / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt

House District 12
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Ben Wheeler / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt

House District 12
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Ben Wheeler / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt

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Resolutions and Journal entries

61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 415. William Bass of Van Zandt. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
85th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 105. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Second Lieutenant, active duty service included tour with NATO forces in Germany. 85th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 105. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Other Resources

Interview with Justices (Ret.) Bill Bass and Ben Grant, Appellate Advocate, Spring 2010, p. 205. State Bar of Texas.
Photograph, "Where Are They Now? The Dirty Thirty," September 2001, p. 52. Texas Monthly.

Photographs

Photograph. Bill Bass, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. The signing of HB 762, 62nd R.S. Standing behind Gov. Preston Smith, L-R Billy Williamson, Bill Bass, Ed Howard, Lindley Beckworth. Photo courtesy of the family of Billy H. Williamson., 62nd Legislature, Donated Material
Photograph. Bill Bass, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Bass, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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 Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Agriculture Banks and Banking Military Affairs Penitentiaries School Districts
61st R.S. - 1969 Agriculture Judicial Districts Judiciary Military Affairs Public Education
60th R.S. - 1967 Congressional and Legislative Districts Constitutional Amendments Livestock and Stock Raising Military and Veterans' Affairs Public Health

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