Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	64	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	De Leon / Comanche	Speaker	Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Runnels
H	64	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	De Leon / Comanche	Speaker	Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Runnels
H	64	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th	Democrat	De Leon / Comanche		Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Runnels
H	73	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	De Leon / Comanche		Brown, Comanche, Mills

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 57th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 237. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 57th Legislature, R.S., HSR 517. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 59th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 66. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 609. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 98. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 60th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 108. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 60th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 118. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 334. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 453. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 46, congratulating new Lieutenant Governor. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 61st Legislature, R.S., SR 1062. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 61st Legislature, R.S., SR 202. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 61st Legislature, R.S., SR 539. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 62nd Legislature, R.S., SR 988. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 65th Legislature, R.S., HSR 87, Speaker's Day tribute. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 66th Legislature, R.S., HR 125, Speaker's Day tribute. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 288, Speaker's Day tribute. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 83rd Legislature, R.S., SR 616. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch and color photos, Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes. Choice of Texans: Leaders in the Statehouse, 61st Legislature, 1969.
• Biographical sketch and portrait, volume 2, pp. 356-357. Men of Achievement in Texas, 1972.
• Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
• 36th Lieutenant Governor, 66th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Ben Barnes. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
• Biographical sketch, "Access Through the Lobby," "The Nine Lives of Ben Barnes," 2/24/1995, pp. 14-17. Texas Observer.
• Barnes, Ben Frank. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

• Address by Speaker of the House Ben Barnes reviewing and summarizing the work of the 60th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives.
• Interview with Ben Barnes on his political career, by Forrest Preece, 8/18/2011. West Austin News.

Photographs

• Photograph. Ben Barnes, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Barnes, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Barnes, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Barnes, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Barnes, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
• Photograph. Ben Barnes and John Connally, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
• Photograph. Ben Barnes and John Connally, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
• Photograph. Ben Barnes, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
• Photograph. Ben Barnes and Henry Fletcher, Speaker's Day 2009. Photo courtesy of Brenda McKean, Donated Material

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 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.
• 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.

Committee Information top

58th R.S. - 1963 Agriculture   Banks and Banking (Vice Chair)  General Investigating   House Office (Chair)  Oil, Gas, and Mining   Revenue and Taxation   Rules (Chair)

57th R.S. - 1961 Commerce and Manufactures   Liquor Regulation   Livestock and Stock Raising   Penitentiaries   Salt Water Pollution