Terms of Service

• Senate, 57th ⁽¹⁾ & 56th Legislatures
  1/13/1959 - 2/6/1962
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/10/1961.
• Senate, 55th ⁽²⁾ & 54th Legislatures
  1/11/1955 - 1/13/1959
  Democrat
  

(1) Ray Roberts, elected Congressman, 4th District, 1/30/1962, vacated Senate seat 2/6/1962. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) Farm machinery, truck dealer, farmer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 57th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 69, election to Congress. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HCR 11. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

• Photograph. Ray Roberts, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. Ray Roberts, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ray Roberts, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ray Roberts, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• ROBERTS, Herbert Ray (1913-1992). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress .
• United States Navy, 1942-1945, Korean conflict; United States Naval Reserve. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress .
• Photos and biographical sketch, p. 40. Legendary Locals of Denton, Dr. Georgia Caraway, Arcadia Publishing, 2014. Google Books .
• United States Navy. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.

Committee Information

• 57th R.S. - 1961
• Banking  
• Finance (Chair) 
• Insurance  
• Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
• Public Health  
• Screwworm Eradication  
• State Departments and Institutions  
• 56th R.S. - 1959
• Banking  
• Claims  
• Cost of Government (Chair) 
• Education  
• Finance  
• Insurance  
• Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts (Chair) 
• Military and Veterans Affairs  
• Public Health  
• State Affairs  
• State Departments and Institutions  
• Texas Educational Standards Commission  
• Water and Conservation (Vice Chair) 
• 55th R.S. - 1957
• Claims  
• Conservation of Paintings  
• Education  
• Finance  
• Insurance  
• Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
• Military and Veterans Affairs (Chair) 
• Privileges and Elections  
• Public Health  
• State Departments and Institutions (Vice Chair) 
• Water and Conservation (Vice Chair) 
• 54th R.S. - 1955
• Aeronautics  
• Congressional Districts  
• Finance  
• Military and Veterans Affairs  
• Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) 
• Public Lands and Land Office (Vice Chair) 
• Representative Districts (Chair) 
• State Penitentiaries  
• Water Resources