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W.S. 'Bill' Heatly Full Name: William Stanford "Bill" Heatly, Jr. Date of birth: September 3, 1912 Date of death: February 25, 1984 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 101 Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983 67th   Democrat Paducah / Cottle   Baylor, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Foard, Garza, Hardeman, Haskell, Kent, King, Knox, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wilbarger H 101 Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981 66th   Democrat Paducah / Cottle   Baylor, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Foard, Garza, Hardeman, Haskell, Kent, King, Knox, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wilbarger H 101 Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979 65th   Democrat Paducah / Cottle   Baylor, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Foard, Garza, Hardeman, Haskell, Kent, King, Knox, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wilbarger H 101 Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977 64th   Democrat Paducah / Cottle   Baylor, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Foard, Garza, Hardeman, Haskell, Kent, King, Knox, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wilbarger H 101 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 63rd   Democrat Paducah / Cottle   Baylor, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Foard, Garza, Hardeman, Haskell, Kent, King, Knox, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wilbarger H 80 Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 62nd   Democrat Paducah / Cottle   Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Foard, Hall, Hardeman, Knox, Motley, Wilbarger H 80 Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 61st   Democrat Paducah / Cottle   Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Foard, Hall, Hardeman, Knox, Motley, Wilbarger H 82 Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 60th   Democrat Paducah / Cottle   Briscoe, Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Foard, Hall, Hardeman, Motley, Wilbarger H 82 Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 59th   Democrat Paducah / Cottle   Childress, Cottle, Donley, Foard, Hall, Hardeman, Motley, Wilbarger H 82 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 58th   Democrat Paducah / Cottle   Childress, Cottle, Donley, Foard, Hall, Hardeman, Motley, Wilbarger H 82 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Paducah / Cottle   Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Wilbarger H 82 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Paducah / Cottle   Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Wilbarger H 82 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th   Democrat Paducah / Cottle   Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Wilbarger H 82 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Paducah / Cottle   Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Wilbarger   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 60th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 18. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 61st Legislature, 2nd C.S., HSR 24. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 67th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HCR 15. 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, 2nd C.S., HCR 45. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches HEATLY, WILLIAM S. (1912-1984). Handbook of Texas Online. Other Resources Memorial, July 1984, p. 878. Texas Bar Journal. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981. Photographs Photograph. W.S. 'Bill' Heatly, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.S. 'Bill' Heatly, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.S. 'Bill' Heatly, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.S. 'Bill' Heatly, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature Photograph. W.S. 'Bill' Heatly, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.S. 'Bill' Heatly, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W. S. 'Bill' Heatly, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.S. 'Bill' Heatly, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.S. 'Bill' Heatly, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.S. 'Bill' Heatly, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W. S. 'Bill' Heatly, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W. S. 'Bill' Heatly, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W. S. 'Bill' Heatly, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W. S. 'Bill' Heatly, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W. S. 'Bill' Heatly, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). 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Committee Informationtop 67th R.S. - 1981 Appropriations   Judicial Affairs (Chair - Budget & Oversight)  Judicial Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)  66th R.S. - 1979 Appropriations   Judicial Affairs (Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters)  Judicial Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters (Chair)  Poet Laureate Selection, Special   65th R.S. - 1977 Appropriations   Cash Management   Drugs and Alcohol Abuse and Control, Select   Poet Laureate Selection, Special   64th R.S. - 1975 Agriculture and Livestock   Agriculture and Livestock Interim Committee on Study of Agriculture and Livestock Commodities Exportation and Importation   Alternatives to Public School Financing, Special   Appropriations   Judicial Affairs (Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters)  63rd R.S. - 1973 Agricultural Export (Chair)  Appropriations   Business and Industry   Judiciary   Judiciary Subcommittee on Judicial Districts (Chair)  62nd 3rd C.S. - 1972 Revenue and Taxation   62nd R.S. - 1971 Agriculture and Drought Disaster Relief, Special   Appropriations (Chair)  Elections   Imported Fire Ant Infestation, Interim   Insurance   Judicial Districts   Parking Liaison   Revenue and Taxation   Revenue and Taxation, Interim   61st R.S. - 1969 Appropriations (Chair)  Banking   Insurance   Judicial Districts   Labor   Mental Health and Mental Retardation Law   Revenue and Taxation   60th R.S. - 1967 Appropriations (Chair)  Insurance   Judicial Districts   Labor   59th R.S. - 1965 Appropriations (Chair)  Judicial Districts   Labor   Revenue and Taxation   Rules of the House   58th R.S. - 1963 Appropriations (Chair)  Banks and Banking   Insurance   Judicial Districts (Vice Chair)  Labor   57th R.S. - 1961 Commerce and Manufactures   Common Carriers   Military and Veterans Affairs   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Public Health   56th R.S. - 1959 Agriculture   Appropriations (Chair)  Claims and Accounts   Labor (Vice Chair)  Livestock and Stock Raising   55th R.S. - 1957 Charges Against Representative James E. Cox, Investigation, Special   Education   Game and Fisheries   Insurance   Judicial Districts   State Affairs (Chair)  54th R.S. - 1955 Appropriations   Counties   Motor Traffic   Penitentiaries   School Districts

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