Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	24	Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997	74th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Paint Rock / Concho		Bell, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Coryell, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Menard, Mills, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, San Saba, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Young
S	25	Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995	73rd ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	San Angelo / Concho		Bandera, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Coryell, Crockett, Edwards, Gillespie, Irion, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Mitchell, Nolan, Real, Runnels, San Saba, Schleicher, Shackelford, Sterling, Sutton, Taylor, Tom Green
S	25	Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993	72nd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green	Senate President Pro Tempore (72nd)	Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Coke, Comal, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Loving, Mason, Medina, Menard, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler
S	25	Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 8, 1991	70th 71st	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green		Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Coke, Comal, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Loving, Mason, Medina, Menard, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler
S	25	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 13, 1987	68th ⁽⁶⁾ 69th	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green		Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Coke, Comal, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Loving, Mason, Medina, Menard, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler

(1) 74th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1995, pp. 75-76. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 73rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/25/1993, pp. 589-590. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) Due to redistricting litigation, entire Senate went up for reelection in 1994. See also Clips database, 4/6/1993 - 4/8/1993, Redistricting - Legislature; and Guide to 2001 Redistricting - Appendix A, 1990s Redistricting (Texas Legislative Council). Terrazas v. Slagle, 821 F.Supp. 1162 (April 5, 1993), 1993.
(4) 72nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 3rd C.S., elected 1/2/1992; and Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 1/8/1992. Senate Journal.
(5) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1992 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(6) 68th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/17/1983, p. 495. Drew 4-year term (also see message from President, p. 467). Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

68th Legislature, R.S., SR 80. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
69th Legislature, R.S., SR 36. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
70th Legislature, R.S., SR 18. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, R.S., SR 63. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
72nd Legislature, R.S., SR 47. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
73rd Legislature, R.S., SR 114. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
74th Legislature, R.S., SR 1340. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, photo, retirement as executive secretary of the Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers' Association, "Bill Sims - Good Years, Good Friends," by Scott Campbell, June 1995. Ranch & Rural Living.
Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2017.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature, 1983.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature, 1985.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 70th Legislature, 1987.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature, 1989.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 72nd Legislature, 1991.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 73rd Legislature, 1993.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 74th Legislature, 1995.

Other Resources

Funeral service program in memory of William "Bill" Sims, Liturgical Program, Funeral Service for William 'Bill' Sims, 2016.
Obituary, 8/30/2016. San Angelo Standard-Times.
"A Q&A With Sen. Bill Sims [Chairman of Texas Senate Natural Resources Committee]: Key Lawmaker Speaks Out on Some of Major Issues Facing Resources Agency [Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission, TNRCC]," Volume 3, Number 13, 1/16/1995. Texas State Agencies Newsletter.
Sims, William McKinnie. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. Bill Sims, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Sims, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Sims, 72nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Sims, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Sims, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Sims, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Sims, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

68th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
69th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
70th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
71st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
72nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
73rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
74th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

74th R.S. - 1995 Criminal Justice Finance Finance Subcommittee III Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Natural Resources (Chair)
73rd R.S. - 1993 Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Justice Effects of Sludge Disposal, Interim (Chair) Finance Natural Resources (Chair) Petroleum Storage Tanks, Interim (Co-Chair) Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Rural Transportation Infrastructure, Interim
72nd R.S. - 1991 Administration, Special Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special, Subcommittee on Congressional Districts Criminal Justice Environment, Interim (Co-Chair) Finance Natural Resources (Chair)
71st R.S. - 1989 Administration, Special (Chair) Committee of the Whole Senate Economic Development Edwards Aquifer, Special Finance Mentally Retarded Persons Act of 1977, Task Force on Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture (Chair) Public Education, Select
70th R.S. - 1987 Capital Construction, Select, Interim (Co-Chair) Committee of the Whole Senate Economic Development Implementation of the Agricultural Hazard Communication Act Intergovernmental Relations Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture (Vice Chair)
69th R.S. - 1985 Agency Services Management (Vice Chair) Clean Air Committee of the Whole Senate Economic Development Intergovernmental Relations Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture (Vice Chair)
68th R.S. - 1983 Committee of the Whole Senate Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Teachers Education Higher Education Intergovernmental Relations Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy (Vice Chair) State Properties, Special
67th R.S. - 1981 Fire Ants in Texas, Select

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