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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	24	Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 10, 2017	83rd (1)   84th	Republican	Horseshoe Bay / Llano		Bandera, Bell, Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Comanche, Coryell, Gillespie, Hamilton, Kerr, Lampasas, Llano, Mills, San Saba, Taylor, Travis
S	24	Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 8, 2013	81st (2)   82nd	Republican	Horseshoe Bay / Llano	Senate President Pro Tempore (81st)	Bell, Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Gillespie, Hamilton, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, San Saba, Taylor
S	24	Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 13, 2009	79th   80th	Republican	Horseshoe Bay / Burnet		Bell, Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Gillespie, Hamilton, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, San Saba, Taylor
S	24	Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005	78th (3)	Republican	Horseshoe Bay / Burnet		Bell, Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Gillespie, Hamilton, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, San Saba, Taylor
S	24	Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003	77th (4)	Republican	Horseshoe Bay / Burnet		Bell, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Coryell, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Menard, Mills, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, San Saba, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Young
S	24	Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 9, 2001	75th   76th	Republican	Horseshoe Bay / Burnet		Bell, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Coryell, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Menard, Mills, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, San Saba, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Young
H	69	Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993	72nd	Republican	Big Spring / Howard		Borden, Crane, Culberson, Glasscock, Howard, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Reagan, Reeves, Upton, Ward, Winkler
H	69	Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991	71st	Republican	Big Spring / Howard		Borden, Crane, Culberson, Glasscock, Howard, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Reagan, Reeves, Upton, Ward, Winkler
H	69	Nov 15, 1988 - Jan 10, 1989	70th (5) (6) (7)	Republican	Big Spring / Howard		Borden, Crane, Culberson, Glasscock, Howard, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Reagan, Reeves, Upton, Ward, Winkler

(1) 83rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/23/2013, SR 36, pp. 81-82. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 81st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/1/2009; and 1st C.S., elected 7/1/2009. Senate Journal.
(3) 78th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/2003, SR 7, pp. 15-16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2002 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(5) "Big Spring lawmaker quitting Texas House," 8/13/1988. "Shaw notified the speaker's office Thursday (8/11/1988) of his change in residency. By moving from his House district - which stretches from Big Spring almost to El Paso - Shaw technically has vacated his seat." Austin American-Statesman.
(6) Troy Fraser, in special election 11/8/1988, sworn 11/15/1988, succeeded Larry D. Shaw, moved from district 8/11/1988. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(7) Sworn 11/15/1988. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 72nd Legislature, 1st C.S., HR 235. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 138. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, "TCJL's 'Eleven Best' Legislators," July 1999, pp. 1, 3. Texas Civil Justice League Advocate.
• Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas Senate.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 77th Legislative Session, 2001.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 75th Legislature, 1997.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 76th Legislative Session, 1999.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 78th Legislative Session, 2003.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 79th Legislative Session, 2005.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 80th Legislative Session, 2007.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 81st Legislative Session, 2009.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 82nd Legislative Session, 2011.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 83rd Legislative Session, 2013.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 84th Legislature, 2015.

Photographs

• Photograph. Troy Fraser, 82nd Legislature, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Troy Fraser, 80th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Troy Fraser, 79th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Troy Fraser, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Troy Fraser, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Troy Fraser, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Troy Fraser, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Troy Fraser, 72nd Legislature, Members of the 72nd Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
• Photograph. Troy Fraser, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 75th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 76th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 77th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 78th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 79th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 80th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 81st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 70th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 71st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 72nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 82nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 83rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 84th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber, west wall. 2E.8). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

84th R.S. - 2015 Natural Resources and Economic Development (Chair)  Nominations   State Affairs   Transportation

83rd R.S. - 2013 Economic Development   Edwards Aquifer, Oversight (Co-Chair)  Natural Resources (Chair)  Nominations   Recruitment of Firearms and Ammunition Manufacturers   Redistricting, Select   State Affairs   State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory (Co-Chair)  Texas Environmental Flows Advisory Group (Co-Chair)  Water Desalination

82nd R.S. - 2011 Committee of the Whole Senate   Economic Development (Vice Chair)  Edwards Aquifer, Oversight (Co-Chair)  International Relations and Trade   Natural Resources (Chair)  Nominations   Redistricting, Select   State Affairs   Texas Environmental Flows Advisory Group (Co-Chair)

81st R.S. - 2009 Business and Commerce (Chair)   Committee of the Whole Senate   International Relations and Trade   Natural Resources (Chair)   Nominations   State Affairs   Texas Environmental Flows Advisory Group

80th R.S. - 2007 Business and Commerce (Chair)  Committee of the Whole Senate   Economic Development, Select   Edwards Aquifer, Oversight   Finance   Finance Subcommittee on General Government Issues   International Relations and Trade   State Affairs

79th R.S. - 2005 Business and Commerce (Chair)  International Relations and Trade   Natural Resources   State Affairs   Veteran Affairs and Military Installations   Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure   Windstorm Coverage and Budgetary Impact, Interim

78th R.S. - 2003 Business and Commerce (Chair)  Committee of the Whole Senate   Electric Utility Restructuring, Legislative Oversight (Co-Chair)  Natural Resources   Property and Casualty Insurance, Legislative Oversight (Co-Chair)  Rock Crushers and Quarries, Advisory (Chair)  State Affairs   Veteran Affairs and Military Installations   Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure   Water Policy, Select   Water Policy, Select, Subcommittee on Lease of State Water Rights

77th R.S. - 2001 Business and Commerce (Vice Chair)  Committee of the Whole Senate   Edwards Aquifer, Oversight   Electric Utility Restructuring, Legislative Oversight (Co-Chair)  Finance   Prompt Payment of Health Care Providers, Special   State Affairs   Veteran Affairs and Military Installations

76th R.S. - 1999 Committee of the Whole Senate   Economic Development   Economic Development Subcommittee on Technology and Business Growth (Chair)  Electric Utility Restructuring, Special   Finance   Redistricting (Co-Chair)  Veteran Affairs and Military Installations

75th R.S. - 1997 Education   Education, Interim   Electric Utility Restructuring, Interim   Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate   Natural Resources   Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture   State Affairs   Tax Reform and Public School Finance, Select   Transportation, Interim   Veteran Affairs and Military Installations, Special

72nd R.S. - 1991 Business and Commerce   Public Education   Public Education Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight

71st R.S. - 1989 Business and Commerce   Business and Commerce Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Labor and Employment Relations