Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	7	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 13, 1981	65th   66th	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Fort Bend, Harris
S	7	Apr 3, 1976 - Jan 11, 1977	64th (1) (2) (3)	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Fort Bend, Harris
H	97	Jan 1, 1975 - Jan 31, 1976	64th (1) (2) (3)	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	97	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris

(1) In Senate, Eugene Jones, in special election 4/3/1976, sworn in 65th Legislature, succeeded Robert A. Gammage, resigned 1/23/1976. In House, J. L. Briscoe, in special election 4/3/1976, sworn 4/13/1976, succeeded Eugene Jones, resigned 1/31/1976. Briscoe did not serve in leg session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Special election 2/28/1976, runoff 4/3/1976. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001.
(3) Jones' Senatorial oath of office was 64th Interim (1976). First session was 65th Regular. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Seniority and President Pro Tempore List, 1967.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 65th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 45 and 65th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 66. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature, 1979.

Other Resources

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

Photographs

• Photograph. Gene Jones, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gene Jones, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gene Jones, 64th Legislature, A State of Remembrance
• Photograph. Gene Jones, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 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.
• 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.

Committee Information top

66th R.S. - 1979 Administration (Chair)  Charitable Organizations, Interim   Human Resources   Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare (Chair)  Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters   Regional Flood Task Force (Co-Chair)

65th R.S. - 1977 Administration (Vice Chair)  Beaches   Faculty Workload Requirements   Human Resources   Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare   Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Workmen's Compensation

64th R.S. - 1975 Financial Institutions   Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare (Chair)  Judicial Affairs   Ship Channel Safety, Special Interim

63rd R.S. - 1973 Environmental Affairs   Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Pollution Control (Chair)  Judiciary   Judiciary Subcommittee on Judicial Districts   State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Rehabilitation   State Affairs Subcommittee on Law Enforcement Education, Training and Standards (Vice Chair)  Water Supply and Waste Disposal in Metropolitan Areas, Interim