Travis A. Peeler

Full Name: Travis Alonzo Peeler
Date of birth: January 17, 1925
Date of death: March 19, 2005

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	45-2	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Nueces
H	36-2	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Nueces
H	36-2	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Nueces
H	36-2	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Nueces

(1) Oath of office date not found in journal. Not present at organization of House 1/12/1965. Granted leave of absence due to illness 1/12/1965, p. 5. HSR 11 wishing speedy recovery from surgery, p. 17. Listed with excused absences through 1/18/1965. Present for roll call on 1/19/1965. House Journal.
(2) Undated oath of office signed by Associate Justice Paul W. Nye. Oaths of Office.

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House District 45-2
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Nueces

House District 36-2
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Nueces

House District 36-2
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Nueces

House District 36-2
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Nueces

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 11. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 29. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, October 2005, p. 880. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

"Travis Peeler: Texan's Texas and True Friend," 3/25/2005, p. A13. Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
Obituary, "Travis Peeler, Lawyer, Activist, Dies," 3/22/2005, p. B1. Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
Obituary, 3/24/2005, p. 5B. Notes Peeler proposed the bill, which passed, to abolish the poll tax. Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
Travis Alonzo Peeler, birth date 1/17/1925 in Atascosa County. FamilySearch Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.
"Gathering of the Texas Herd," by T.J. Barragy, Journal of South Texas, Spring 1998, pp. 1-17. Included in the Lucky S&L online reference library. Describes efforts of J. Frank Dobie, Graves Peeler, et al. to save the Texas longhorn. Lucky S&L Ranch, 2004.

Photographs

Photograph. Travis A. Peeler, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Travis A. Peeler, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Travis A. Peeler, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Travis Peeler, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.

Committee Information top

60th R.S. - 1967 Beaches Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) Judiciary Juvenile Crime and Delinquency Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Health
59th R.S. - 1965 Constitutional Amendments Counties Judiciary Language Disorders in Children Penitentiaries Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Visit Certain Military Installations, Special
58th R.S. - 1963 Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections
57th R.S. - 1961 Criminal Jurisprudence Game and Fisheries Labor Licensing and Examining Boards Motor Traffic Privileges, Suffrage and Elections

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