Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	13	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Republican	Houston / Harris	Senate President Pro Tempore (67th)	Harris
S	13	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 13, 1981	65th 66th	Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris
S	13	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 11, 1977	63rd ⁽³⁾ 64th	Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	22-2	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris

(1) 67th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 8/11/1981; 2nd C.S., elected 5/24/1982; and Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 5/28/1982. Senate Journal.
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1982 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(3) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature, 1973.
Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session, 1975.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature, 1979.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature, 1981.
Mengden, Jr., Walter Henry. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, World War II; United States Army, Korean War; Mengden received "3 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation." Texas State Cemetery.
United States Navy, United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
Notice of death, 4/25/2018. Speaker of the House.
Photograph, "Where Are They Now? The Dirty Thirty," September 2001, p. 52. Texas Monthly.

Photographs

Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, Jr., 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, Jr., 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, Jr., 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, Jr., 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, Jr., 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

63rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
64th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
65th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
66th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
67th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

67th R.S. - 1981 Intergovernmental Relations Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy (Chair) Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Legislative Panel
66th R.S. - 1979 Financial Institutions Intergovernmental Relations Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Vice Chair) Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy (Chair) Paperwork Reduction, Interim Security at San Antonio State Hospital
65th R.S. - 1977 Intergovernmental Relations Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Vice Chair) Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy (Vice Chair)
64th R.S. - 1975 Human Resources Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare (Vice Chair) Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water (Vice Chair)
63rd R.S. - 1973 Human Resources Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs Jurisprudence Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water (Vice Chair) Prison Reform
62nd R.S. - 1971 Data Processing and Printing Federal Relations Higher Education Labor Youth

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