Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	50	Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995	73rd	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis
H	50	Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993	72nd	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Speaker Pro Tem, 1/17/1991.	Travis
H	50	Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991	71st	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis
H	50	Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989	70th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis
H	50	Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987	69th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis
H	50	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis
H	37-D	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis
H	37-D	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis
H	37-D	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis
H	37-1	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 69th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 37. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 69th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 15. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 70th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 102. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 71st Legislature, 5th C.S., HCR 18. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 71st Legislature, R.S., HR 930. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 72nd Legislature, R.S., HCR 83, Speaker Pro Tem. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 74th Legislature, R.S., SR 163. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, p. 204. Black Women in Texas History, 2008.
• Photo and biographical sketch, pp. 182-186. First African American elected to school board of Austin Independent School District, first African American elected to represent Travis County in the Texas House, first woman appointed speaker pro tem. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
• Photo and biographical sketch included in "Texas Government Insider," September 2008. Strategic Partnerships, Inc., 2008.

Other Resources

• Photos and biographical article, "The Many Lives of Wilhelmina Delco," May 2009. First African-American elected to the Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees; First African-American elected to represent Travis County in the Texas House of Representatives; First woman appointed Speaker Pro Tempore of the House. Austin Woman.

Photographs

• Photograph. Wilhelmina Delco, 73rd Legislature, Members of the 72nd Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
• Photograph. Wilhelmina Delco, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Wilhelmina Delco, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Wilhelmina Delco, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Wilhelmina Delco, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Wilhelmina R. Delco, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Wilhelmina R. Delco, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Wilhelmina R. Delco, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Wilhelmina R. Delco, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Wilhelmina R. Delco, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 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.
• 69th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 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.

Committee Information top

73rd R.S. - 1993 Corrections (Vice Chair)  Election Contest District 144, Special   General Investigating (Chair)  Higher Education

72nd R.S. - 1991 Corrections   Higher Education   Higher Education Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Higher Education, Select   Rules, Select   Science and Technology   Science and Technology Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight

71st R.S. - 1989 Higher Education (Chair)  Proprietary Schools, Interim (Co-Chair)  Science and Technology

70th R.S. - 1987 Business and Commerce   Higher Education (Chair)  Higher Education in South Texas   Higher Education Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Vice Chair)  Post-Secondary Medical, Dental, and Allied Health Education, Special

69th R.S. - 1985 Higher Education (Chair)  Higher Education Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Higher Education, Select   State, Federal and International Relations

68th R.S. - 1983 Higher Education (Chair)  Higher Education   Higher Education Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   State, Federal, and International Relations

67th R.S. - 1981 Constitutional Amendments   Higher Education (Chair)  Higher Education Adminstration, Special   Higher Education Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight I   Higher Education Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight II   Higher Education, House Joint (Vice Chair)

66th R.S. - 1979 Higher Education (Chair)  Higher Education Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters   Liquor Regulation

65th R.S. - 1977 Drugs and Alcohol Abuse and Control, Select   Health and Welfare   Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Aging   Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters - Health and Welfare   Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Public Welfare   Public Education (Vice Chair)  Public Education Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters   Public Education Subcommittee on Public School Finance   Public Education Subcommittee on Teacher Salary   Public School Finance, Legislative Commission   Rules   Rules Subcommittee on Joint Rules   Rules Subcommittee on Resolutions

64th R.S. - 1975 Alternatives to Public School Financing, Special   Constitutional Revision   Joint City/Legislative   Public Education   Public Education Subcommittee on Public School Finance   Public Education Subcommittee on Special Populations (Chair)