Betty Denton

Full Name: Betty Denton
Other surnames: Kirbo,

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	57	Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995	73rd	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	56	Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993	72nd	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	56	Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991	71st	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	56	Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989	70th	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	56	Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987	69th	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	56	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	35-A	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	35-A	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	35-A	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 35, honoring the members of the House of Representatives who have served in the military forces of the United States. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Photo and biographical sketch (Betty Denton). Relatives: Lane Denton - husband, Betty Denton - wife. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.

Military Service Notes

Texas Guard, Captain. 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 35. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Texas State Guard, Captain. Photo and report, "Betty Denton, Texas House of Representatives member for District 56, was commissioned as an officer in the Texas State Guard on July 8 . . . as a captain to assigned to the Group's Headquarter staff," 8/11/1989, p. 2. Waco Citizen.

Other Resources

Denton, Betty. Texas State Cemetery.
Mentioned in obituary for father C.H. Kirbo, 5/26/2008. Waco Tribune-Herald.

Photographs

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

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety Corrections and Judicial House Administration State Affairs
72nd R.S. - 1991 Judiciary (Chair) Public Safety
71st R.S. - 1989 Appropriations Employee Benefits, Select Financial Institutions (Chair - Budget & Oversight) Financial Institutions Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair) House Research Organization Steering Committee
70th R.S. - 1987 Appropriations Financial Institutions Financial Institutions Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)
69th R.S. - 1985 Appropriations Urban Affairs (Chair - Budget & Oversight) Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)
68th R.S. - 1983 Appropriations Business and Commerce Business and Commerce Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Judiciary (Chair - Budget & Oversight) Retirement and Aging (Vice Chair)
67th R.S. - 1981 Judiciary Liquor Regulation
66th R.S. - 1979 Agriculture and Livestock Judiciary
65th R.S. - 1977 Agriculture and Livestock Criminal Jurisprudence Grand Juries, House Joint Select

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