Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	13	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th (1)	Democrat	Temple / Bell		Bell, McLennan, Milam
S	13	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961	56th (2)   55th   56th (2)	Democrat	Temple / Bell	Senate President Pro Tempore (56th)	Bell, McLennan, Milam
S	13	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957	53rd (3)   54th	Democrat	Temple / Bell		Bell, McLennan, Milam

(1) 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.
(2) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 5/18/1959; and Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 6/16/1959. Senate Journal.
(3) 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

• 56th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 78. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 60th Legislature, R.S., SR 27. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• Memorial, October 1966, p. 874. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

• FBI, 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. Jarrard Secrest, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jarrard Secrest, 53rd 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.

Committee Information top

57th R.S. - 1961 Banking   Education   Election Law   Game and Fish   Insurance   Nominations   Privileges and Elections   Public Health   State Affairs   Water and Conservation

56th R.S. - 1959 Agriculture and Livestock   Finance   Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair)  Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Nominations   Privileges and Elections   Public Health   State Fiscal System

55th R.S. - 1957 Agriculture and Livestock   Banking (Chair)  General Investigating   Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair)  Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Poet Laureate Selection, Special   Public Health   State Affairs

54th R.S. - 1955 Civil Jurisprudence (Vice Chair)  Federal Relations   General Investigating   Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair)  Privileges and Elections (Chair)  Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Health   State Affairs   State Planning Commission   Town and City Corporations   Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage

53rd R.S. - 1953 Civil Jurisprudence   Committee of the Whole Senate   Counties and County Boundaries (Chair)  Interstate Cooperation   Nominations of the Governor   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   State Planning Commission   Towns and City Corporations