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Chris Miller Full Name: Dorothy J. "Chris" Miller Other surnames: Chrisman, Date of birth: June 15, 1926 Date of death: March 11, 1995 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 32-I Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979 65th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant H 32-8 Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977 64th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant H 32-8 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 63rd   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 65th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HSR 26. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 1059. Memorializing 35 members who died in the past two years. Resolutions - Memorial. 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 428. Died 3/11/1995. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Photo and biographical sketch, Dorothy J. Chrisman (Chris) Miller, pp. 166-168. Died 3/12/1995. First woman elected to represent Tarrant County in the Texas House. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000. Oral history interview available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977. Photographs Photograph. Chris Miller,63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Chris Miller,64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Chris Miller,65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 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. 65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 65th R.S. - 1977 Drugs and Alcohol Abuse and Control, Select   Health and Welfare   Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Aging   Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Health (Chair)  Natural Resources   Rules (Vice Chair)  Rules Subcommittee on Reorganization of House Rules (Chair)  Rules Subcommittee on Resolutions (Chair)  64th R.S. - 1975 Constitutional Revision (Vice Chair)  Health and Welfare   Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation   Health and Welfare Subcommittee on Public Welfare   Parks and Recreation in North Texas   Public Health   Texas Unemployment Compensation Act, Temporary   63rd R.S. - 1973 Environmental Affairs   Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Pollution Control (Vice Chair)  Human Resources   Prison Reform   Public Health   Reapportionment   Small Business, Interim

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