Anna Mowery

Full Name: Anna B. Mowery
Other surnames: Renshaw,
Date of birth: January 4, 1931
Date of death: April 20, 2017

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	97	Jan 9, 2007 - Aug 15, 2007	80th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Republican	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	97	Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007	79th	Republican	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	97	Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005	78th	Republican	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	97	Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003	77th	Republican	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	97	Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001	76th	Republican	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	97	Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999	75th	Republican	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	97	Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997	74th	Republican	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	97	Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995	73rd	Republican	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	97	Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993	72nd	Republican	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	97	Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991	71st	Republican	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	97	May 23, 1988 - Jan 10, 1989	70th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Republican	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant

(1) Mowery resignation letter dated 8/7/2007, effective 8/15/2007. Texas House of Representatives.
(2) Dan Barrett, in special election 11/6/2007, runoff 12/18/2007, succeeded unexpired term of Anna Mowery, resigned effective 8/15/2007. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019.
(3) Anna B. Mowery, in special election 5/7/1988, sworn 5/23/1988, succeeded Bob Leonard, Jr., resigned 12/17/1987 (1992 edition), resigned 5/23/1988 (2005 edition). Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Sworn 5/23/1988. Oaths of Office.

Terms of Service top

House District 97
Jan 9, 2007 - Aug 15, 2007
Legislatures: 80th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 97
Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007
Legislatures: 79th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 97
Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005
Legislatures: 78th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 97
Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003
Legislatures: 77th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 97
Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001
Legislatures: 76th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 97
Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999
Legislatures: 75th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 97
Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997
Legislatures: 74th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 97
Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995
Legislatures: 73rd
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 97
Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993
Legislatures: 72nd
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 97
Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991
Legislatures: 71st
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 97
May 23, 1988 - Jan 10, 1989
Legislatures: 70th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

72nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., HR 22. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
77th Legislature, R.S., HR 51. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
80th Legislature, R.S., HR 2903. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Mentioned in 74th Legislature, R.S., HCR 122, recognizing the 100th anniversary of the first female legislators. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Photo and biographical sketch, Anna Renshaw Mowery, pp. 235-237. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
Mowery, Anna Renshaw. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Notice of death, 4/24/2017 (update), 4/21/2017. Speaker of the House.

Photographs

Photograph. Anna Mowery, 79th Legislature, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Anna Mowery, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Anna Mowery, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Anna Mowery, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Anna Mowery, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Anna Mowery, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Anna Mowery, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Anna Mowery, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Anna Mowery, Members of the 80th and 81st Legislature, Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature, 1995.
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature, 2005.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
73rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
74th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
75th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
76th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
77th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
78th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
79th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
80th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

80th R.S. - 2007 Land and Resource Management (Chair) Public Education
79th R.S. - 2005 Land and Resource Management (Chair) Public Education
78th R.S. - 2003 Land and Resource Management (Chair) Local Government Ways and Means
77th R.S. - 2001 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Constitutional Revision, Select Land and Resource Management
76th R.S. - 1999 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Constitutional Revision, Select Land and Resource Management
75th R.S. - 1997 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Duplication of Services Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Land and Resource Management
74th R.S. - 1995 Appropriations Land and Resource Management (Vice Chair) Regional Issues, House Joint
73rd R.S. - 1993 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Regulatory Agencies Business and Industry (Vice Chair) House Administration
72nd R.S. - 1991 Elections (Vice Chair) Elections Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Vice Chair) Labor and Employment Relations
71st R.S. - 1989 Elections Labor and Employment Relations Labor and Employment Relations Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight
70th R.S. - 1987 Public Safety State Affairs

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