Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	144	Jan 11, 2011 - Jun 1, 2012	82nd (1) (2)	Republican	Pasadena / Harris		Harris
H	144	Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011	81st	Republican	Pasadena / Harris		Harris

(1) Proclamation, 6/15/2012, Ordering special election in House District 144 on 11/6/2012 to serve unexpired term of Ken Legler. Governor Rick Perry.
(2) Barbara Legler sworn 9/7/2012; succeeded unexpired term of husband, Ken Legler, died 6/1/2012. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 83rd Legislature, R.S., HCR 52. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• Obituary, 6/5/2012. Pasadena Citizen.
• "Remembering Ken Legler: State Rep. and Former TAB Board Member Dies Suddenly," Volume 27, Number 6, June 2012, p. 5. Texas Business Report.
• Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.
• Legler, Ken J. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

• Statement by Gov. Perry on Death of Rep. Ken Legler, Letter to Commander Jose P. Ortiz, III, Capitol Region, Texas Department of Public Safety, 6/1/2012, Flags to be lowered to half-staff in memory of Representative Ken Legler. Governor Rick Perry.
• Notice of death, 6/1/2012. Speaker of the House.

Photographs

• Photograph. Ken Legler, 82nd Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
• Photograph. Ken Legler, 81st Legislature, Members of the 80th and 81st Legislature, Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 81st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 82nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

82nd R.S. - 2011 Environmental Regulation   Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services

81st R.S. - 2009 Environmental Regulation   Human Services