Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	13	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Waco / McLennan		Bell, Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Milam
S	13	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971	61st ⁽²⁾ 60th ⁽³⁾ 61st ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	Senate President Pro Tempore (61st)	Bell, Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Milam
S	13	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967	58th ⁽⁴⁾ 59th	Democrat	Mart / McLennan		Bell, McLennan, Milam
H	53-3	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Mart / McLennan		McLennan
H	53-3	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Mart / McLennan		McLennan
H	53-3	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	Democrat	Mart / McLennan		McLennan

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1972 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(2) 61st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/2/1969. Senate Journal.
(3) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

56th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 68. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
58th Legislature, R.S., SR 533. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
86th Legislature, R.S., HR 700. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Murray and Greta Watson, Jr. Papers, Inclusive: 1956-1972, undated, Bulk: 1957-1972. Texas Collection, Baylor University.
Oral Memoirs of Murray Watson Jr. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Baylor University.
Photo, Murray and Greta Watson with daughter Milicent at the Governor for a Day ceremony in July 1969. Research Ready: August 2014. Texas Collection, Baylor University.
Murray Watson, Jr., birth date 5/14/1932, death date 7/24/2018, burial in Mart Cemetery, Mart, McLennan County. Includes obituary and photographs. No grave marker photograph. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Murray Watson, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Murray Watson, Jr., 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

58th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.
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.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Agriculture and Livestock Banking Coastal Lands and Waters Constitutional Amendments Environment (Chair) Environmental Affairs, Interim (Chair) Finance Insurance (Vice Chair) Intergovernmental Relations Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Life Insurance Companies, Prevention of Insolvencies Occupational Education, Interim Oil and Gas Public School Finance, Interim State Affairs Transportation Water and Conservation
61st R.S. - 1969 Agriculture and Livestock (Vice Chair) Banking Constitutional Amendments Corporate Farming, Livestock Feeding and Ranching Operations Federal Programs and Relations Finance Insurance (Chair) Insurance Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts (Chair) Liquor Laws Livestock Marking and Branding Oil and Gas Preschool Education Standards (Chair) State Affairs Vocational-Technical Education Water and Conservation
60th R.S. - 1967 Agriculture and Livestock (Vice Chair) Banking Constitutional Amendments Emergency Hospital Treatment Finance Game and Fish Governmental Immunity Insurance (Chair) Insurance Investigation, Hospital, Health and Accident Insurance (Vice Chair) Jurisprudence Parking and Traffic Parks and Recreation Poet Laureate Selection, Special State Affairs Transportation Uninsured Motorists Vocational-Technical Education (Vice Chair)
59th R.S. - 1965 Banking Constitutional Amendments Game and Fish Insurance Jurisprudence Military and Veterans Affairs Oil and Gas Rules State Affairs State Departments and Institutions (Chair) Transportation (Vice Chair)
58th R.S. - 1963 Agriculture and Livestock Banking Insurance Jurisprudence Oil and Gas Public Health Rules (Vice Chair) State Affairs Transportation
57th R.S. - 1961 Insurance (Chair) Municipal and Private Corporations Revenue and Taxation Rules Special Districts State Affairs
56th R.S. - 1959 Judiciary Municipal and Private Corporations Representation Before the Legislature School Districts State Affairs
55th R.S. - 1957 Game and Fisheries Judiciary Municipal and Private Corporations School Districts State Affairs

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