Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	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

Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
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 Information top

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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