Bill Hollowell
Full Name: Billie Gene "Bill" HollowellDate of birth: July 22, 1928
Date of death: January 18, 2012
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 5 | Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991 | 71st | Democrat | Grand Saline / Van Zandt | Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt | |
| H | 5 | Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989 | 70th | Democrat | Grand Saline / Van Zandt | Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt | |
| H | 5 | Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987 | 69th | Democrat | Grand Saline / Van Zandt | Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt | |
| H | 5 | Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985 | 68th | Democrat | Grand Saline / Van Zandt | Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt | |
| H | 11 | Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983 | 67th | Democrat | Grand Saline / Van Zandt | Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood | |
| H | 11 | Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981 | 66th | Democrat | Grand Saline / Van Zandt | Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood | |
| H | 11 | Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979 | 65th | Democrat | Grand Saline / Van Zandt | Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood | |
| H | 11 | Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977 | 64th | Democrat | Grand Saline / Van Zandt | Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood | |
| H | 11 | Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 | 63rd | Democrat | Grand Saline / Van Zandt | Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood | |
| H | 26 | Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 | 59th | Democrat | Grand Saline / Van Zandt | Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt | |
| H | 26 | Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 | 58th (1) | Democrat | Grand Saline / Van Zandt | Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt | |
| H | 26 | Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 | 57th | Democrat | Grand Saline / Van Zandt | Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt | |
| H | 26 | Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 | 56th | Democrat | Grand Saline / Van Zandt | Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt | |
| H | 26 | Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th | Democrat | Grand Saline / Van Zandt | Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 71st
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Grand Saline / Van Zandt
- Counties in district:
- Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt
- Legislatures:
- 70th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Grand Saline / Van Zandt
- Counties in district:
- Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt
- Legislatures:
- 69th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Grand Saline / Van Zandt
- Counties in district:
- Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt
- Legislatures:
- 68th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Grand Saline / Van Zandt
- Counties in district:
- Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt
- Legislatures:
- 67th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Grand Saline / Van Zandt
- Counties in district:
- Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood
- Legislatures:
- 66th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Grand Saline / Van Zandt
- Counties in district:
- Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood
- Legislatures:
- 65th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Grand Saline / Van Zandt
- Counties in district:
- Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood
- Legislatures:
- 64th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Grand Saline / Van Zandt
- Counties in district:
- Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood
- Legislatures:
- 63rd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Grand Saline / Van Zandt
- Counties in district:
- Kaufman, Van Zandt, Wood
- Legislatures:
- 59th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Grand Saline / Van Zandt
- Counties in district:
- Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt
- Legislatures:
- 58th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Grand Saline / Van Zandt
- Counties in district:
- Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt
- Legislatures:
- 57th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Grand Saline / Van Zandt
- Counties in district:
- Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt
- Legislatures:
- 56th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Grand Saline / Van Zandt
- Counties in district:
- Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt
- Legislatures:
- 55th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Grand Saline / Van Zandt
- Counties in district:
- Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt
Terms of service notes
(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office. ↩
Biographical Information
- 56th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 26. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 57th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 70. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 70th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 179. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 71st Legislature, 1st C.S., HR 178. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 71st Legislature, 6th C.S., HCR 18. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 11. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 30. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- Memorial, May 2012, p. 410. Texas Bar Journal.
- United States Air Force, Major General. Military grave marker, Billie Gene Hollowell, birth date 7/22/1928, death date 1/18/2012, Texas State Representative 1957-1967 and 1973-1991, photo, biographical sketch, burial in Sand Flat Cemetery, Grand Saline, Van Zandt County. Find a Grave.
- Texas Army National Guard. Obituary, 1/20/2012. "At the age of 20, Hollowell enlisted in the Texas Army National Guard and performed duty with the 36th Infantry and 49th Armored Divisions. He then transferred to the 181st Fighter Squadron, TXANG. While serving at TXANG headquarters, he was appointed state judge advocate of the Texas Army and Air National Guard and State Guard." Tyler Morning Telegraph.
- Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975. Selected newspaper articles
- Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1983.
- Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1979.
- Named 'Dishonorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 71st Legislature, Members of the 71st Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
- Photograph. Bill Hollowell, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 58th 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.
- 63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 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.
Committee Information
House Committees
- Appropriations
- General Investigating (Vice Chair)
- House Administration (Vice Chair)
- Ways and Means (Chair - Budget & Oversight)
- Ways and Means Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)
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- Appropriations
- Child Abuse and Pornography, Select (Vice Chair)
- General Investigating (Vice Chair)
- Public Safety
- Public Safety Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)
House Committees
- Appropriations
- Child Abuse and Pornography, Select, Interim
- General Investigating (Vice Chair)
- State, Federal and International Relations (Chair - Budget & Oversight)
- State, Federal and International Relations Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)
Joint Committees
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- Appropriations
- Child Abuse and Pornography, House Joint
- Ethics (Chair)
- General Investigating (Chair)
- Regions, Compacts and Districts (Chair - Budget & Oversight)
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- Constitutional Amendments
- Criminal Jurisprudence
- Judiciary
- Public Lands and Buildings (Chair)
- State Affairs
Joint Committees
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- Agriculture
- Banks and Banking
- Constitutional Amendments
- Representation Before the Legislature
- State Hospitals and Special Schools
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