Gus James Strauss

Full Name: Gus James Strauss, Sr.
Date of birth: February 12, 1912
Date of death: July 11, 1970

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
S	15	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957	53rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 54th	Democrat	Hallettsville / Lavaca	Senate President Pro Tempore (53rd)	Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Lee, Waller, Wharton
S	15	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 19, 1953	52nd ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Hallettsville / Lavaca		Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller
S	15	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951	50th 51st	Democrat	Hallettsville / Lavaca		Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller

(1) 53rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 3/15/1954. Senate Journal.
(2) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.

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Senate District 15
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 53rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 54th
Senate President Pro Tempore (53rd)
(53rd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hallettsville / Lavaca
Counties in district: Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Lee, Waller, Wharton

Senate District 15
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 19, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hallettsville / Lavaca
Counties in district: Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller

Senate District 15
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 50th 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hallettsville / Lavaca
Counties in district: Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

53rd Legislature, R.S., SR 75. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., HCR 15. Resolutions - Memorial.
62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 331. Resolutions - Memorial.
62nd Legislature, R.S., SR 472. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, September 1970, p. 763. Texas Bar Journal.

Photographs

Photograph. Gus J. Strauss, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gus J. Strauss, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gus J. Strauss, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gus J. Strauss, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gus J. Strauss, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

54th R.S. - 1955 Banking (Vice Chair) Civil Jurisprudence Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Criminal Jurisprudence Education Finance Game and Fish Highways and Motor Traffic Labor Nominations of the Governor (Vice Chair) Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Health State Affairs State Penitentiaries
53rd R.S. - 1953 Agricultural Affairs Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufacturing Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Educational Affairs Finance Game and Fish Insurance Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Health (Vice Chair) State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic
52nd R.S. - 1951 Agricultural Affairs Banking (Chair) Commerce and Manufacturing Constitutional Amendments Finance Game and Fish General Investigating, Special Interstate Cooperation Nominations of the Governor Public Buildings and Grounds State Penitentiaries
51st R.S. - 1949 Agriculture Banking Contingent Expenses Education Employees Assignment, Special Game and Fish General Investigating General Investigating, Special Nominations of the Governor (Chair) Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Health Rules (Vice Chair) State Affairs Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
50th R.S. - 1947 Agriculture Banking Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Education Finance Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Printing (Chair) Public School System of Texas (Gilmer-Aikin), Special

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