Raul L. Longoria

Full Name: Raul L. Longoria
Date of birth: February 22, 1921
Date of death: May 7, 2001

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	27	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 2, 1981	66th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Edinburg / Hidalgo		Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells
S	27	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979	65th ⁽²⁾ 64th 65th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Edinburg / Hidalgo	Senate President Pro Tempore (65th)	Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells
S	27	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Edinburg / Hidalgo		Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells
H	47-1	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Edinburg / Hidalgo		Hidalgo
H	47-1	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Edinburg / Hidalgo		Hidalgo
H	49-1	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Pharr / Hidalgo		Hidalgo
H	37-F	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Pharr / Hidalgo		Hidalgo, Kenedy, Kleberg
H	38-1	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Pharr / Hidalgo		Hidalgo

(1) In Senate, Hector Uribe, in special runoff election 2/24/1981, sworn 3/2/1981, succeeded Raul L. Longoria, resigned 1/2/1981. In House, Rene Oliveira, in special election 4/21/1981, sworn 4/28/1981, succeeded Hector Uribe, elected Senator 2/24/1981. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 65th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim Secundus 1st C.S., elected 7/21/1977; and 2nd C.S., elected 7/10/1978. Senate Journal.
(3) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) Sworn 11/21/1964. Oaths of Office.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 27
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 2, 1981
Legislatures: 66th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Edinburg / Hidalgo
Counties in district: Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells

Senate District 27
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th ⁽²⁾ 64th 65th ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (65th)
(65th)
(65th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Edinburg / Hidalgo
Counties in district: Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells

Senate District 27
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Edinburg / Hidalgo
Counties in district: Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells

House District 47-1
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Edinburg / Hidalgo
Counties in district: Hidalgo

House District 47-1
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Edinburg / Hidalgo
Counties in district: Hidalgo

House District 49-1
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pharr / Hidalgo
Counties in district: Hidalgo

House District 37-F
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pharr / Hidalgo
Counties in district: Hidalgo, Kenedy, Kleberg

House District 38-1
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pharr / Hidalgo
Counties in district: Hidalgo

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

59th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 59. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 433. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
63rd Legislature, R.S., SR 171. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
64th Legislature, R.S., SR 205. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
65th Legislature, R.S., SR 236. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
66th Legislature, R.S., SR 159. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
73rd Legislature, R.S., HR 633. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
74th Legislature, R.S., SR 1321. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
77th Legislature, R.S., HR 1236. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature, 1973.
Biographical sketch. Senate Hispanic Research Council.
Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session, 1975.
Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2003.
Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.
Memorial, November 2001, p. 1019. Texas Bar Journal.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature, 1979.
Longoria, Raul L. Texas State Cemetery.
Photo and biographical sketch. Tribute to the Mexican American Legislators of Texas, 1978.

Military Service Notes

United States Army Air Corps, World War II. "Raul joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1942 and served in the European Theater of Operations of World War II for four years up to 1946." Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.
United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
"First Tejano to represent south Texas as Senator." Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.

Photographs

Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

63rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
64th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
65th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
66th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

66th R.S. - 1979 Administration Administration Subcommittee on Rules Finance Gasohol, Special (Chair) Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Vice Chair) Security at San Antonio State Hospital
65th R.S. - 1977 Administration Administration Subcommittee on Rules (Vice Chair) Beaches Border Trade and Tourism, Special (Chair) Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters Organizational Structure and Operation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Special State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations State Affairs Subcommittee on Uniform Group Insurance for Public School Teachers and Employees (Chair)
64th R.S. - 1975 Administration Administration Subcommittee on Rules (Chair) Border Trade and Tourism, Special (Chair) Higher Education in South Texas (Vice Chair) Higher Education in South Texas, Interim Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters Reapportionment (Legislative Redistricting for House of Representatives), Interim State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations
63rd R.S. - 1973 Administration Administration Subcommittee on Rules (Vice Chair) Education State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations
62nd R.S. - 1971 Agriculture (Chair) Agriculture and Drought Disaster Relief, Special Appropriations Judiciary Labor Meat Inspection, Interim Poverty/Office of Economic Opportunity Rules Vegetable Marketing, Interim
61st R.S. - 1969 Appropriations Health Care Liquor Regulation Nursing Homes Oil, Gas and Mining Rules (Vice Chair) Rules of Order and Decorum of the House Youth
60th R.S. - 1967 Appropriations Highways and Roads Insurance Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Liquor Regulation Wages and Employment
59th R.S. - 1965 Appropriations Commerce and Manufactures Highways and Roads Liquor Regulation Problems of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Public Lands and Buildings
57th R.S. - 1961 Appropriations Congressional and Legislative Districts Constitutional Amendments Oil, Gas and Mining Representation Before the Legislature Saving Taxes

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