Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	24-1	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	24-1	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	24-1	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	22-7	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	22-7	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris

(1) Sworn 12/15/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 13. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
86th Legislature, R.S., HR 914. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Bass, Thomas Hutcheson. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, World War II; United States Army Reserve, Colonel. 86th Legislature, R.S., HR 914. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Photograph, "Where Are They Now? The Dirty Thirty," September 2001, p. 52. Texas Monthly.

Photographs

Photograph. Tom Bass, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Bass, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Bass, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Bass, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Bass, 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.
62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Congressional and Legislative Districts Juvenile Crime and Deliquency (Chair) Liquor Regulation Rules School Districts
61st R.S. - 1969 Banks and Banking Counties Foundations Governmental Affairs and Efficiency Interim Activities (Chair) Narcotics Investigating (Chair) Rules
60th R.S. - 1967 Appropriations Education Faculty Compensation Insurance Juvenile Crime and Delinquency School Districts (Chair)
59th R.S. - 1965 Contingent Expenses Education Faculty Compensation in State-Supported Colleges and Universities Federal Relations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Lands and Buildings
58th R.S. - 1963 Aeronautics Conservation and Reclamation Education Interstate Cooperation School Districts

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