Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	29	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 9, 1973	61st   62nd	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso		Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth
S	29	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th (1)	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso		Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth

(1) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 60th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 194, named "Most Outstanding Freshman Senator" of 60th Legislature by Sheriff's Association. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 60th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 36. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 167. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

• Oral history interviews available in the Charlie Wilson Oral History Project. Stephen F. Austin State University.

Military Service Notes

• United States Marine Corps, Corporal, 1954-1962. Remembrance of military service included in Veterans Day newsletter, No. 68, 11/11/2022. The Capitol Post.

Other Resources

• "The evil of 'liquor-by-the-drink':Texans remember the Texas prohibition political, cultural fight." 5/16/2023 Austin American-Statesman.
• Christie, Joe William. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

• Photograph. Joe Christie, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe Christie, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe Christie, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. U.S. Representative Charlie Wilson and Texas State Senator Joe Christi aboard the battleship USS Iowa, October 19, 1984. Senator Christie recalled "When we were at sea, they turned all six of those cannons sideways and fired them simultaneously in a 'broadside'. Each of the six shells weighed as much as a Volkswagen Beetle! The shockwave blew my glasses off. Hell of a show. ", Donated Material
• Photograph. Joe Christi, Charlie Wilson, and Oscar Mauzy., Donated Material

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Banking   Constitutional Amendments   County, District and Urban Affairs   Drug Study, Interim   Education   Environment   Finance   Human Resources   Jurisprudence   Nominations (Chair)  Parks and Wildlife   Prairie View A&M College, Investigation   Prairie View A&M College, Investigation, Special   Public Health   Sales Tax, Interim (Chair)  State Affairs   Transportation

61st R.S. - 1969 Agricultural Land Assessment   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  County, District, and Urban Affairs   Finance   Insurance   Insurance Holding Company and Mortgage Loan   Jurisprudence   Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts   Liquor Laws (Chair)  Mental Health and Mental Retardation Law   Oil and Gas   Parks and Recreation   Public Health   State Affairs   Taxation of Farm, Ranch and Forest Lands   Transportation   Urban Affairs   Water and Conservation (Vice Chair)

60th R.S. - 1967 Agriculture and Livestock   Counties, Cities, and Towns (Vice Chair)  Faculty Compensation   Finance   Flag of Alamo, Special   Game and Fish   Insurance Investigation, Hospital, Health and Accident Insurance   Jurisprudence   Multistate Tax Compact Advisory Committee   Oil and Gas   Parks and Recreation   Poet Laureate Selection, Special   Poverty in Texas   State Departments and Institutions (Chair)  Transportation   Water and Conservation