Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	70	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	San Diego / Duval		Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Starr
H	70	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	San Diego / Duval		Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Starr

(1) Sworn 11/19/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

70th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 122. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Amando Felipe Canales, birth date 2/5/1921, residence in Premont, Texas, student, Houston Aeronautical Trade School, Houston. Andres C. Canales in Premont, Texas, listed as contact. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Ancestry.com.
Relatives of Representative Terry Canales: José Tomás Canales - Great Uncle; Terry Andres Canales - Father (Son of Praxedis Canales); Amando F. Canales - Cousin (Son of Andres Cavazos Canales); Gabi Canales - Sister. Ancestry.com.
Obituary, Amando F. Canales, "Former Representative Canales Dies at 66," Duval County Picture, 7/15/1987, p. 5. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.

Photographs

Photograph. Amando F. Canales, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Amando F. Canales, 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.

Committee Information top

59th R.S. - 1965 Aeronautics Game and Fisheries Insurance Liquor Regulation Oil, Gas and Mining
58th R.S. - 1963 Constitutional Amendments Game and Fisheries Liquor Regulation Oil, Gas, and Mining Penitentiaries

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