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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• Addresses Representative Ben Atwell, Ted Dealey, and Governor John Connally, to observe George Washington's birthday and accept a portrait of George Washington from Ted Dealey, publisher of the Dallas News, pursuant to HCR 41, 59th R.S., 2/22/1965, pp. 335-338. House Journal.
• 54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 391. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 57th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 138. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 60th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 38. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 61st Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 21. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 64th Legislature, R.S., HCR 38. 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.
• 76th Legislature, R.S., HR 623. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• Memorial, April 1999, p. 402. Texas Bar Journal.
• Atwell, Ben Dodson. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

• United States Navy, World War II, mine sweeper. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

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

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

• Photograph. Ben Atwell, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

63rd R.S. - 1973 Environmental Affairs   Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Wildlife Preservation   Liquor Regulation (Vice Chair)  Revenue and Taxation   Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee on Exemptions (Vice Chair)

62nd 3rd C.S. - 1972 Revenue and Taxation

62nd R.S. - 1971 Commerce and Manufacturing   Counties   Liquor Regulation   Mental Health and Mental Retardation   Public Education Financing   Revenue and Taxation (Chair)  Revenue and Taxation, Interim   State Tax Policy (Chair)

61st R.S. - 1969 Higher Education   Labor   Liquor Regulation   Multi-State Tax Compact, Special   Recreational Water Safety (Chair)  Revenue and Taxation (Chair)  State and Local Tax Policy

60th R.S. - 1967 Commerce and Manufacturers   Labor   Multistate Tax Compact Advisory Committee   Public Health   Recreational Water Safety (Chair)  Revenue and Taxation (Chair)  State and Local Tax Policy

59th R.S. - 1965 Appropriations   Commerce and Manufactures   Labor   Recreational Water Safety   Revenue and Taxation (Chair)  State and Local Tax Policy

58th R.S. - 1963 Commerce and Manufactures   Judicial Districts   Public Printing   Recreational Water Safety (Chair)  Revenue and Taxation (Chair)  State Affairs   State and Local Tax Policy

57th R.S. - 1961 Aeronautics   Constitutional Amendments   Game and Fisheries   Licensing and Examining Boards   Motor Traffic   Municipal and Private Corporations

56th R.S. - 1959 Common Carriers   Constitutional Amendments   Motor Traffic   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Revenue and Taxation   Texas Commission on City and County Governments

55th R.S. - 1957 Constitutional Amendments   Labor   Liquor Regulation   Local and Uncontested Bills (Vice Chair)  Municipal and Private Corporations

54th R.S. - 1955 Constitutional Amendments   Counties   Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair)  Judiciary   Public Health

53rd R.S. - 1953 Banks and Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Insurance (Vice Chair)  Judiciary (Vice Chair)  Public Health

52nd R.S. - 1951 Banks and Banking   Insurance   Judiciary   Military and Veteran's Affairs   Public Health