Terms of Service

• House, 35th Legislature
  1/9/1917 - 1/14/1919
  Democrat
  
• House, 34th Legislature
  1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
  Democrat
  

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. H. Laas, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H. Laas, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Obituary, 1/17/1947, p. 1. Brookshire Times (Brookshire, Waller County, Texas) .
• Herman Laas, birth date 1/15/1859 in Cat Springs, death date 1/12/1947 in Plainview, Hale County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
• Herman Laas, birth date 1/15/1859 in Cat Spring, Austin County; death date 1/12/1947 in Plainview, Hale County; obituary in Hempstead News, 1/17/1974 ("member of the Texas Legislature from 1914 to 1918"); burial in Laas Family Cemetery, Waller County. Find a Grave .
• Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .

Committee Information

• 35th R.S. - 1917
• Agriculture  
• Claims and Accounts  
• Commerce and Manufactures  
• Counties  
• Juvenile Reforms  
• Public Debt (Vice Chair) 
• 34th R.S. - 1915
• Claims and Accounts  
• Education  
• Public Buildings and Grounds  
• Public Debt (Vice Chair) 
• Roads, Bridges and Ferries