Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 131. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. 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.
• 86th Legislature, R.S., HCR 54. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• Obituary and photo, "Reby Cary, 1920-2018," December 17-23, 2018, edition, p. 27. Fort Worth Business Press.
• Biographical sketch and description of the Reby Cary Papers. Fort Worth Public Library.
• Biographical sketch and photo, "A Man of Many Firsts, Reby Cary Prepares for His First Roast on Saturday," 7/17/2014. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
• Biographical sketch, Obituary, "An Activist, a Veteran, a Legacy — Fort Worth's First Black School Trustee Dies," 12/8/2018. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
• CARY, REBY (1920–2018). Handbook of Texas Online.

Military Service Notes

• U.S. Coast Guard, World War II. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Other Resources

• Book in LRL collection, 976.4531 C333B 2013. Bloodlines: A Dynastical History of Blacks in Fort Worth and Tarrant County, 2013.
• Book in LRL collection, 976.4531 C333H 2008. A Historic Bombshell All Wrapped into One, "the Cinderella Kid", My Life and Times: A History of Blacks in Fort Worth, 2008.
• Book in LRL collection, 976.4531 C333M 2002. A Magnified Princes Shall Come Out of Egypt, Texas, and Fort Worth, 2002.
• Notice of death, 12/12/2018. Speaker of the House.
• "Reby Cary Youth Library Opens in Fort Worth," Volume 97, Number 3, Fall 2021, p. 235. Texas Library Journal.
• Book in LRL collection, 976.4531 C333W 2009. The Way Makers: A History of Blacks in Fort Worth, Texas & Tarrant County, 2009.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named one of the 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1983.

Photographs

• Photograph. Reby Cary, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Reby Cary, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Reby Cary, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 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.

Committee Information top

68th R.S. - 1983 County Affairs   County Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Energy (Vice Chair)  Rules and Resolutions

67th R.S. - 1981 Government Organization   Government Organization Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Regions, Compacts, and Districts (Chair - Budget & Oversight)  Regions, Compacts, and Districts Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)

66th R.S. - 1979 Government Organization   Regions, Compacts, and Districts