Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	24	Jun 14, 1972 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd (1) (2) (3)	Democrat	Abilene / Taylor		Borden, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Fisher, Garza, Glasscock, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry, Shackelford, Sterling, Stonewall, Taylor, Throckmorton, Young
H	116	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Abilene / Taylor		Taylor
H	116	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Abilene / Taylor		Taylor

(1) "Sen. Ratliff Resigns Post Over Hirings," 4/26/1972. Resignation date 4/26/1972. Dallas Times Herald.
(2) Bill Tippen, in special election 6/6/1972, sworn 6/14/1972, succeeded David W. Ratliff, resigned 4/25/1972. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-1992, 1992.
(3) Bill Tippen, in special election 6/6/1972, sworn 6/14/1972, succeeded David W. Ratliff, resigned 4/26/1972. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 135. Death date 4/15/1994. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• Memorial, January 1995, p. 86. Death date 4/14/1994. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

• United States Army, World War II. "While a young man, this patriotic gentleman served in the Counter Intelligence Corps with the Fifth Army in Italy and Austria during World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star for his meritorious service." 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 135. Resolutions - Memorial.
• United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

• William Kenton Tippen, death date 4/14/1994 in Taylor County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.

Photographs

• Photograph. W.K. Tippen, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. W.K. Tippen, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 62nd 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.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Human Resources   Intergovernmental Relations

51st R.S. - 1949 Congressional and Legislative Districts (Vice Chair)  Conservation and Reclamation   Criminal Jurisprudence   Education

50th R.S. - 1947 Congressional and Legislative Districts   Federal Relations   Livestock and Stock Raising   Military and Veterans Affairs   Motor Traffic