Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	136	Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013	82nd	Republican	Houston / Harris	Speaker Pro Tem, 2/9/2011.	Harris
H	136	Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011	81st	Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	136	Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009	80th	Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	136	Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007	79th	Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	136	Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005	78th	Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	136	Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003	77th	Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	136	Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001	76th	Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	136	Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999	75th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	136	Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997	74th	Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris

(1) Absent for roll of members-elect, 1/14/1997, Woolley sworn later that day, p. 19. House Journal.
(2) Sworn 1/14/1997. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

78th Legislature, 1st C.S., HR 167. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
79th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 13. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
82nd Legislature, R.S., HR 833, Speaker Pro Tempore. 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

Biographical sketch, 77th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.
Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.

Other Resources

Photo, political affiliation, and committee assignment. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
Statement by Speaker Straus on the retirement of Speaker Pro Tempore Beverly Woolley, 7/25/2011. Speaker of the House.
Woolley, Beverly Massey. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. Beverly Woolley, 82nd Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Beverly Woolley, 79th Legislature, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Beverly Woolley, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Beverly Woolley, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Beverly Woolley, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Beverly Woolley, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Beverly Woolley, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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

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.
81st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
82nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

82nd R.S. - 2011 Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Ways and Means
81st R.S. - 2009 Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services
80th R.S. - 2007 Calendars (Chair) Civil Practices Insurance State Affairs
79th R.S. - 2005 Calendars (Chair) Civil Practices Power of Eminent Domain, Interim (Co-Chair) Ways and Means
78th R.S. - 2003 Calendars (Chair) Civil Practices Ways and Means
77th R.S. - 2001 Business and Industry Pensions and Investments (Vice Chair) Return-to-Work, House Joint
76th R.S. - 1999 Business and Industry Energy Resources
75th R.S. - 1997 Business and Industry Pensions and Investments (Vice Chair) TRS-Care, House Joint
74th R.S. - 1995 Local and Consent Calendars Regional Issues, House Joint State Recreational Resources Urban Affairs

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