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Bill Coody Full Name: Willam G. "Bill" Coody Date of birth: May 8, 1934 Date of death: March 24, 2013 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 H 63 Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985 68th   Democrat Weatherford / Parker   Cooke, Parker, Wise H 42 Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983 67th   Democrat Weatherford / Parker   Parker, Tarrant H 42 Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981 66th   Democrat Weatherford / Parker   Parker, Tarrant H 42 Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979 65th   Democrat Weatherford / Parker   Parker, Tarrant H 42 Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977 64th   Democrat Weatherford / Parker   Parker, Tarrant H 42 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 63rd   Democrat Weatherford / Parker   Parker, Tarrant   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 116. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 68th Legislature, R.S., HR 344. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Other Resources Photo and obituary, 3/27/2013. Weatherford Democrat, 1895. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1983. Photographs Photograph. W.G. (Bill) Coody, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.G. (Bill) Coody, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.G. (Bill) Coody, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.G. (Bill) Coody, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.G. (Bill) Coody, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.G. (Bill) Coody, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 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. Committee Informationtop 68th R.S. - 1983 Energy   Financial Institutions (Chair)  Financial Institutions Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   67th R.S. - 1981 Liquor Regulation (Chair)  Liquor Regulation Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Regions, Compacts, and Districts   66th R.S. - 1979 Energy Resources   Liquor Regulation (Chair)  Liquor Regulation Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters   65th R.S. - 1977 Ad Valorem Taxation, House Joint   Agriculture and Livestock   Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters   Environmental Affairs   Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters (Vice Chair)  Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on State Parks   64th R.S. - 1975 Agriculture and Livestock (Vice Chair)  Reapportionment   63rd R.S. - 1973 Agriculture and Livestock   Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on Duplication in State-financed Agricultural Research Programs   Education   Education Subcommittee on Higher Education   Reapportionment   State Artist Selection, Special   State Scholarship Programs (Vice Chair)

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