Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	124	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar
H	57-J	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar
H	57-J	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar
H	57-J	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar
H	57-J	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar
H	57-J	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.
• Photo and biographical sketch. Tribute to the Mexican American Legislators of Texas, 1978.

Military Service Notes

• United States Army. Obituary, Joe L. Hernandez, 11/29/2018. San Antonio Express-News.

Other Resources

• Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named one of the 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.
• Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.
• Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

• Photograph. Joe L. Hernandez, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe L. Hernandez, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe L. Hernandez, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe L. Hernandez, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe L. Hernandez, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe L. Hernandez, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 67th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 68th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

68th R.S. - 1983 Criminal Jurisprudence   Criminal Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Law Enforcement (Vice Chair)  Law Enforcement Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight

67th R.S. - 1981 Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair - Budget & Oversight)  Criminal Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)  Security and Sanctions

66th R.S. - 1979 Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair)  Security and Sanctions

65th R.S. - 1977 Insurance   Insurance Subcommittee on Life and Health   Labor   Labor Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters

64th R.S. - 1975 Criminal Jurisprudence   Insurance

63rd R.S. - 1973 Criminal Jurisprudence   Insurance   Prison Reform   Revenue and Taxation   Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee on Enforcement of Collections