Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	20	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 9, 1973	61st 62nd	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy
H	45-3	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Nueces
H	36-1	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Nueces
H	36-1	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Nueces
H	36-1	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Nueces

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 409. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 118. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, R.S., SR 987. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 185. Death date 4/2/1989. Resolutions - Memorial.

Military Service Notes

United States Army Counter-Intelligence Corps. 71st Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 185. Resolutions - Memorial.
United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Senator Ronald W. Bridges, birth date 4/17/1932, death date 4/3/1988, burial in Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces County. Includes photograph. Find a Grave.
Book in LRL collection, 923.273 B764. King of the Mountain, 1976.
Book in LRL collection, 976.4 B764T 1963. Texas Political Coloring Book, 1963.

Photographs

Photograph. Ronald W. Bridges, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ronald Bridges, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ronald Bridges, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ronald W. Bridges, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ronald W. Bridges, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ronald W. Bridges, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ronald W. "Ron" Bridges, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.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.
60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Banking Coastal Lands and Waters Commerce and Industry (Chair) Education Horse Racing and Pari-mutuel Betting, Interim Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Nominations Oil and Gas Parks and Wildlife Privileges and Elections Problems of Youth, Interim (Chair) Public Health State Affairs Transportation (Vice Chair) Youth Affairs
61st R.S. - 1969 Agriculture and Livestock Attraction of New Industry Automobile Insurance Rates Banking Beach Study Commerce and Industry (Vice Chair) Federal Programs and Relations Historical and Recreational Sites Military and Veterans Affairs Parks and Recreation Privileges and Elections State Affairs State Departments and Institutions Youth Affairs
60th R.S. - 1967 Claims and Accounts Election Code Motor Traffic Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Revenue and Taxation School Districts
58th R.S. - 1963 Counties Federal Relations Military and Veterans' Affairs Municipal and Private Corporations Penitentiaries
57th R.S. - 1961 Banks and Banking Congressional and Legislative Districts Election Law Insurance Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Chair) Revenue and Taxation
56th R.S. - 1959 Criminal Jurisprudence Engrossed Bills Game and Fisheries Privileges, Suffrage and Elections School Districts

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