Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	59-1	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Edinburg / Hidalgo	Hidalgo
H	59-1	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Edinburg / Hidalgo	Hidalgo
H	47-2	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Edinburg / Hidalgo	Hidalgo
H	49-2	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Edinburg / Hidalgo	Hidalgo
H	38-1	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Edinburg / Hidalgo	Hidalgo
H	38-1	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Edinburg / Hidalgo	Hidalgo

(1) Sworn 11/16/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, May 1988, p. 531. Texas Bar Journal.
McDonald, Felix Lynn. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, World War II, served 4 1/2 years in European Theatre. 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.

Photographs

Photograph. Felix McDonald, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Felix McDonald, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Felix McDonald, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Felix McDonald, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Felix McDonald, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Felix McDonald, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
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

64th R.S. - 1975 Calendars (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence State Affairs
63rd R.S. - 1973 Business and Industry Business and Industry Subcommittee on Real Estate Criminal Jurisprudence Insurance
61st R.S. - 1969 Banks and Banking Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Judiciary Labor Surplus Management Practices in State Government Military Affairs Narcotics Investigating Urban Affairs
60th R.S. - 1967 Banks and Banking Conservation and Reclamation Counties (Vice Chair) County Government Judiciary Urban Affairs
59th R.S. - 1965 Conservation and Reclamation Counties (Vice Chair) Inland Salt Water Pollution Judiciary Municipal and Private Corporations Oil, Gas and Mining
58th R.S. - 1963 Aeronautics Counties Judiciary Municipal and Private Corporations Oil, Gas, and Mining

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