Ruben M. Torres

Full Name: Ruben M. Torres, Sr.
Date of birth: November 1, 1929
Date of death: November 23, 1989

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	50	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 31, 1978	65th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Brownsville / Cameron		Cameron
H	50	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Port Isabel / Cameron		Cameron

(1) Proclamations, 1/25/1978 and 3/9/1978, ordering a special election in House District 50 on 3/4/1978, and second special election on 3/28/1978, to serve out the unexpired term of the Honorable Ruben M. Torres. Governor Dolph Briscoe. January 25, 1978 March 9, 1978
(2) Hector Uribe, in special runoff election 3/28/1978, sworn 4/7/1978, succeeded Ruben M. Torres, resigned 1/30/1978. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-1992, 1992.
(3) Hector Uribe, in special runoff election 3/28/1978, sworn 4/7/1978, succeeded Ruben M. Torres, resigned 1/31/1978. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Torres resignation letter dated 1/24/1978, effective 1/31/1978. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office.
(5) 65th Legislature - Torres resigned 1/31/1978. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators, 1947.

Terms of Service top

House District 50
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 31, 1978
Legislatures: 65th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brownsville / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron

House District 50
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Port Isabel / Cameron
Counties in district: Cameron

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

71st Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 103. Resolutions - Memorial.
71st Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 91. Resolutions - Memorial.
71st Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 99. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

TORRES, RUBEN M., SR. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

Ruben M. Torres, birth date 11/1/1929, death date 11/23/1989, residence in Brownsville, Cameron County. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of the 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.
Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.

Photographs

Photograph. Ruben M. Torres, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ruben M. Torres, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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 Information top

65th R.S. - 1977 Financial Institutions (Vice Chair) General Investigating Illegal Immigration in Texas, Special (Chair) Public Education Public Education Subcommittee on Public School Finance Public Education Subcommittee on Teacher Salary
64th R.S. - 1975 Alternatives to Public School Financing, Special Intergovernmental Affairs Public Education Public Education Subcommittee on Alien Students (Chair) Public Education Subcommittee on Public School Finance

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