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Gus James Strauss Full Name: Gus James Strauss, Sr. Date of birth: February 12, 1912 Date of death: July 11, 1970 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 15 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   53rd (1) (2)   Democrat Hallettsville / Lavaca Senate President Pro Tempore (53rd)   Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Lee, Waller, Wharton S 15 Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 19, 1953 52nd (3)   Democrat Hallettsville / Lavaca   Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller S 15 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951 51st   50th   Democrat Hallettsville / Lavaca   Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller (1) 53rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 3/15/1954. Senate Journal. (2) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. (3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 53rd Legislature, R.S., SR 75. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., HCR 15. Resolutions - Memorial. 62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 331. Resolutions - Memorial. 62nd Legislature, R.S., SR 472. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Memorial, September 1970, p. 763. Texas Bar Journal. Photographs Photograph. Gus J. Strauss, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Gus J. Strauss, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Gus J. Strauss, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Gus J. Strauss, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Gus J. Strauss, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 54th R.S. - 1955 Banking (Vice Chair)  Civil Jurisprudence   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Counties and County Boundaries   Criminal Jurisprudence   Education   Finance   Game and Fish   Highways and Motor Traffic   Labor   Nominations of the Governor (Vice Chair)  Oil, Gas and Conservation   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Health   State Affairs   State Penitentiaries   53rd R.S. - 1953 Agricultural Affairs   Civil Jurisprudence   Commerce and Manufacturing   Committee of the Whole Senate   Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair)  Educational Affairs   Finance   Game and Fish   Insurance   Oil, Gas and Conservation   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Health (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic   52nd R.S. - 1951 Agricultural Affairs   Banking (Chair)  Commerce and Manufacturing   Constitutional Amendments   Finance   Game and Fish   General Investigating, Special   Interstate Cooperation   Nominations of the Governor   Public Buildings and Grounds   State Penitentiaries   51st R.S. - 1949 Agriculture   Banking   Contingent Expenses   Education   Employees Assignment, Special   Game and Fish   General Investigating   General Investigating, Special   Nominations of the Governor (Chair)  Oil, Gas and Conservation   Public Health   Rules (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage   50th R.S. - 1947 Agriculture   Banking   Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice Chair)  Counties and County Boundaries   Education   Finance   Oil, Gas and Conservation   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Printing (Chair)  Public School System of Texas (Gilmer-Aikin), Special

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