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Buck Florence Full Name: James Buck Florence Date of birth: February 15, 1937 Date of death: March 7, 1990 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 2 Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983 67th   Democrat Hughes Springs / Cass   Cass, Marion, Morris, Smith, Upshur H 2 Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981 66th   Democrat Hughes Springs / Cass   Cass, Marion, Morris, Smith, Upshur H 2 Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979 65th   Democrat Hughes Springs / Cass   Cass, Marion, Morris, Smith, Upshur H 2 Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977 64th   Democrat Hughes Springs / Cass   Cass, Marion, Morris, Smith, Upshur   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 64th Legislature, R.S., HSR 227. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 67th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 30. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 71st Legislature, 3rd C.S. - House adjourned in memory of Buck Florence, 3/19/1990, p. 76. House Journal. Biographical Sketches Memorial, September 1990, p. 977. Texas Bar Journal. Other Resources Florence chosen Freshman of the Year, 64th Legislature, "Ex-Legislator's death is declared suicide," 3/10/1990. Austin American-Statesman. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981. Photographs Photograph. Buck Florence, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. , 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Buck Florence, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Buck Florence, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 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. Committee Informationtop 67th R.S. - 1981 Higher Education   House Administration   Judicial Affairs (Chair)  Judicial Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   66th R.S. - 1979 Child Abuse/Neglect and Child Pornography, Select   Elections   Regions, Compacts, and Districts   Rules (Chair)  State Employee Productivity, Select (Vice Chair)  65th R.S. - 1977 Appropriations   Health and Welfare   Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Aging   Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters - Health and Welfare   Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Health   Long-term Care Alternatives   Products Liability, House Joint (Vice Chair)  Rules   State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters II   State Affairs Subcommittee on General Matters (Chair)  State Affairs Subcommittee on Health Standards   State Affairs Subcommittee on Resolutions (Chair)  State Affairs Subcommittee on Utilities Legislation   64th R.S. - 1975 Financial Institutions   Health and Welfare   Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Public Welfare

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