Terms of Service

• Senate, 79th & 78th ⁽³⁾ Legislatures
  1/14/2003 - 1/9/2007
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 77th ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
  1/9/2001 - 1/14/2003
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 76th & 75th Legislatures
  1/14/1997 - 1/9/2001
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 74th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/10/1995 - 1/14/1997
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/10/1995.
• Senate, 73rd ^{(1) (4)} Legislature
  1/12/1993 - 1/10/1995
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 72nd & 71st Legislatures
  1/10/1989 - 1/12/1993
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 70th & 69th Legislatures
  1/8/1985 - 1/10/1989
  Democrat
  
• House, 68th Legislature
  1/11/1983 - 1/8/1985
  Democrat
  
• House, 67th Legislature
  1/13/1981 - 1/11/1983
  Democrat
  
• House, 66th Legislature
  1/9/1979 - 1/13/1981
  Democrat
  
• House, 65th Legislature
  1/11/1977 - 1/9/1979
  Democrat
  
• House, 64th Legislature
  1/14/1975 - 1/11/1977
  Democrat
  

(1) 73rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/25/1993, pp. 589-590. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(2) 74th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1995, pp. 75-76. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 78th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/2003, SR 7, pp. 15-16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(4) Due to redistricting litigation, entire Senate went up for reelection in 1994. See also Clips database, 4/6/1993 - 4/8/1993, Redistricting - Legislature; and Guide to 2001 Redistricting - Appendix A, 1990s Redistricting (Texas Legislative Council). Terrazas v. Slagle, 821 F.Supp. 1162 (April 5, 1993) 1993.
(5) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2002 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 65th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 14. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 67th Legislature, 1st C.S., HR 13. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 81st Legislature, R.S., SR 680. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 34. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 70th Legislature, R.S., HCR 122. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 69th Legislature, R.S., HR 539. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 74th Legislature, R.S., SR 891, Governor for a Day, 5/6/1995. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 71st Legislature, R.S., SR 72. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 72nd Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 38. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 70th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 123. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Mentioned in "Lobbyists Keep City's Interests in State's Sight," 9/6/1994. Austin American-Statesman .
• Mentioned in MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS article. Handbook of Texas Online .
• Biographical sketch; discussion of SB 1561 & 1562, 76th Legislature, relating to dropout rate and at-risk students, "Leadership Profile: Senator Gonzalo Barrientos," Volume V, Number 52, April 1999. Hispanic Journal .
• Photo and biographical sketch, Hispanic Journal, 2000 Legislative Guide 2000.
• Photo, mentioned in Minority Civil Rights and the Texas Legislature 2018.
• Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation 2004.
• "First Mexican-American to represent District 37-4 (Austin/Travis County)." Tejano Struggle for Representation 2004.
• Biographical sketch, "Movers and Shakers: Meet the Legislators Who Make the Decisions About Public Education," March 1995, pp. 13-17. Texas Lone Star .
• Legislative profile, 74th Legislature, 1995. "Scenes From the 74th: The Laney-Bush Session," 6/16/1995. Texas Observer .
• "In Defense of Barrientos," including discussion of education reform bill, SB 1, 74th Legislature, 7/14/1995, p. 3. Texas Observer .
• Biographical sketch, 79th Legislature. Texas Senate .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature 1985.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 70th Legislature 1987.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature 1989.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 72nd Legislature 1991.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 77th Legislative Session 2001.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 73rd Legislature 1993.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 74th Legislature 1995.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 75th Legislature 1997.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 76th Legislative Session 1999.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 78th Legislative Session 2003.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 79th Legislative Session 2005.
• Barrientos, Gonzalo. Texas State Cemetery .
• Star Legislator, "Legislative Stars Shine Through Difficult Session," Volume 15, Number 2, Summer 1995, pp. 8-9, 29. The Classroom Teacher: The Magazine of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association .
• Photo and biographical sketch. Tribute to the Mexican American Legislators of Texas 1978.

Committee Information

• 79th R.S. - 2005
• Administration (Vice Chair) 
• Finance  
• Natural Resources  
• Nominations  
• Transportation and Homeland Security (Vice Chair) 
• 78th R.S. - 2003
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Finance  
• Infrastructure Development and Security (Vice Chair) 
• Natural Resources  
• Nominations  
• 77th R.S. - 2001
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Finance  
• Higher Education Excellence Funding, Interim  
• Natural Resource Public Interest Counsel, Interim  
• Natural Resources  
• Nominations  
• State Employee Compensation and Benefits, Special (Vice Chair) 
• 76th R.S. - 1999
• Advisory Council on the Digital Economy  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Electric Utility Restructuring, Special  
• Finance  
• Mandated Health Benefits, Interim  
• Natural Resources  
• Nominations  
• Redistricting  
• 75th R.S. - 1997
• Annexation, Interim  
• Civil Justice, Interim  
• Education  
• Electric Utility Restructuring, Interim  
• Finance  
• Home Health and Assisted Living Facilities, Interim  
• Hopwood, and State Contract and Employment Practices, Special (Vice Chair) 
• Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate (Chair) 
• Natural Resources (Vice Chair) 
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water  
• Nominations  
• Tax Reform and Public School Finance, Select  
• Title Insurance, Interim  
• 74th R.S. - 1995
• Education  
• Finance  
• Finance Subcommittee I (Vice Chair) 
• Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special (Chair) 
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water  
• Nominations, Special  
• 73rd R.S. - 1993
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education  
• Finance  
• International Relations, Trade and Technology (Vice Chair) 
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water  
• Nominations, Special (Chair) 
• Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special  
• Review of the Central Education Agency, Select  
• 72nd R.S. - 1991
• Administration, Special  
• Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special  
• Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special, Subcommittee on Congressional Districts  
• Development Over Closed Landfills, Special (Chair) 
• Education  
• Education, Interim  
• Environment, Interim  
• Finance (Vice Chair) 
• Higher Education, Select  
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water  
• Nominations, Special (Chair) 
• 71st R.S. - 1989
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education  
• Education Subcommittee on School Dropouts (Chair) 
• Edwards Aquifer, Special  
• Employee Benefits, Select (Co-Chair) 
• Finance  
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Urban Affairs  
• Job Training Partnership Act Monitoring  
• Legislative Redistricting, Select (Vice Chair) 
• Public Education, Select  
• 70th R.S. - 1987
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education  
• High School Dropouts, Special (Co-Chair) 
• Higher Education in South Texas  
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Urban Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections  
• Workfare, Special, Interim  
• 69th R.S. - 1985
• Alcohol and Drug Abuse Task Force  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education  
• Health and Human Resources  
• Health and Human Resources Subcommittee on Elder Abuse (Chair) 
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Urban Affairs  
• State Purchase of Electricity, Task Force on  
• Urban Issues, Special  
• 68th R.S. - 1983
• Labor and Employment Relations  
• Public Health  
• 67th R.S. - 1981
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Ways and Means  
• 66th R.S. - 1979
• Health Services  
• Health Services Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters  
• Judicial Affairs  
• 65th R.S. - 1977
• Appropriations  
• 64th R.S. - 1975
• Appropriations  
• Joint City/Legislative  
• Social Services  
• Social Services Subcommittee on Correctional Institutions  
• Texas Unemployment Compensation Act, Temporary