Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	21	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th (1)	Democrat	Laredo / Webb		Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, La Salle, Maverick, Starr, Webb, Zapata
S	21	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th (2)	Democrat	Laredo / Webb		Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, La Salle, Maverick, Starr, Webb, Zapata
S	21	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th (3)	Democrat	Laredo / Webb		Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, La Salle, Maverick, Starr, Webb, Zapata
S	21	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961	56th (4)   55th   56th (4)	Democrat	Laredo / Webb	Senate President Pro Tempore (56th)	Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, La Salle, Maverick, Starr, Webb, Zapata
S	21	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957	53rd (5)   54th	Democrat	Laredo / Webb		Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, La Salle, Maverick, Starr, Webb, Zapata
H	75	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Laredo / Webb		Webb, Zapata
H	75	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Laredo / Webb		Webb, Zapata
H	75	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Laredo / Webb		Webb, Zapata

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1966 due to redistricting. Reapportionment of Senate districts occurred in the 59th Legislature, Regular Session (1965), ch. 324 (SB 547). Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(2) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1962 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(4) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 3rd C.S., elected 7/17/1959. Senate Journal.
(5) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 54th Legislature, R.S., SR 11. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 58th Legislature, R.S., SR 19. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 59th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 111. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 59th Legislature, R.S., SR 306. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

• KAZEN, Abraham, Jr. (1919-1987). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present.

Military Service Notes

• United States Air Force. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Photographs

• Photograph. Abraham Kazen, Jr., 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Abraham Kazen, Jr., 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Abraham Kazen, Jr., 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Abraham Kazen, Jr., 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Abraham Kazen, Jr., 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. Abraham Kazen, Jr., 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Abraham Kazen, Jr., 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Abraham Kazen, Jr., 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Abraham Kazen, Jr., 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Abraham Kazen, Jr., 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Abraham Kazen, Jr., 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 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.
• 50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

59th R.S. - 1965 Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Contingent Expense (Vice Chair)  Election Law   Finance   Jurisprudence   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Nominations   Privileges and Elections   Public Health   State Affairs   Transportation   Water and Conservation

58th R.S. - 1963 Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expense (Vice Chair)  Finance   Jurisprudence   Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts (Chair)  Nominations   Privileges and Elections   State Affairs   Transportation   Water and Conservation

57th R.S. - 1961 Claims   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair)  Election Law   Finance   Jurisprudence   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts (Chair)  Nominations   Privileges and Elections   Screwworm Eradication   State Affairs   State Departments and Institutions   Transportation   Water and Conservation

56th R.S. - 1959 Assignment, Special (Vice Chair)  Claims   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expense (Vice Chair)  Finance   Game and Fish   Jurisprudence (Vice Chair)  Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Privileges and Elections   State Affairs   State Departments and Institutions   Transportation (Chair)  Water and Conservation

55th R.S. - 1957 Archives, Texas Employment Commission, and Insurance Buildings   Banking   Claims   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair)  Finance (Vice Chair)  Game and Fish (Chair)  Insurance Company of Texas (ICT), Investigation, Special   Jurisprudence   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Local and Uncontested Bills, Special   Nominations   Privileges and Elections   State Affairs   State Departments and Institutions   Water and Conservation

54th R.S. - 1955 Banking   Civil Jurisprudence   Commerce and Manufacturing   Congressional Districts   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair)  Education   Finance (Vice Chair)  Interstate Cooperation   Judicial Districts   Local and Uncontested Bills, Special   Military and Veterans Affairs (Chair)  Nominations of the Governor   Privileges and Elections   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Health   State Penitentiaries (Chair)  Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage

53rd R.S. - 1953 Assignment or Employment, Special   Banking   Committee of the Whole Senate   Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair)  Criminal Jurisprudence   Finance   Interstate Cooperation   Judicial Districts (Vice Chair)  Military and Veterans' Affairs   Privileges and Elections   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts (Chair)  Public Lands and Land Office   Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage

52nd R.S. - 1951 Congressional and Legislative Districts   Conservation and Reclamation   Criminal Jurisprudence   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Public Health

51st R.S. - 1949 Criminal Jurisprudence   Judiciary   Military and Veteran's Affairs   Public Health   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

50th R.S. - 1947 Conservation and Reclamation   Constitutional Amendments   Game and Fisheries   Judiciary   Military and Veterans Affairs