Terms of Service

• Senate, 71st & 70th Legislatures
  1/13/1987 - 1/8/1991
  Republican
  Senate President Pro Tempore, 4th C.S., elected 4/25/1990; Ad Interim 4th C.S., elected 5/1/1990; 5th C.S., elected 5/3/1990; Ad Interim 5th C.S., elected 5/30/1990; 6th C.S., elected 6/4/1990; Ad Interim 6th C.S., elected 6/7/1990.
• Senate, 69th & 68th ⁽¹⁾ Legislatures
  1/11/1983 - 1/13/1987
  Republican
  
• House, 67th Legislature
  1/13/1981 - 1/11/1983
  Republican
  
• House, 66th Legislature
  1/9/1979 - 1/13/1981
  Republican
  
• House, 65th Legislature
  1/11/1977 - 1/9/1979
  Republican
  

(1) 68th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/17/1983, p. 495. Drew 4-year term (also see message from President, p. 467). Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 67th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 27. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SCR 11. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1985.
• Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1983.
• Named one of 'Rookie of the Year'. Best and Worst Legislators 1983.
• Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981.
• Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1979.

Photographs

• Photograph. Bob McFarland, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bob McFarland, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bob McFarland, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bob McFarland, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bob McFarland, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bob McFarland, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bob McFarland, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance 2015.
• Millard Robert McFarland. FamilySearch United States Public Records, 1970-2009 .
• Notice of death, 7/28/2014. Speaker of the House .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature 1983.
• 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.

Committee Information

• 71st R.S. - 1989
• Administration, Special  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Creation and Expansion of Minority and Women-Owned Business Ownership Opportunities, Special Advisory  
• Criminal Justice (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Insurance Regulation, Special  
• Nominations, Special  
• Public Education, Select  
• State Affairs  
• State and Local Drug Control, Task Force on  
• 70th R.S. - 1987
• Administration, Special  
• Air Transport Systems, Select  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Nominations, Special  
• State Affairs  
• Substance Abuse Treatment Delivery  
• 69th R.S. - 1985
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) 
• Finance  
• Liability Insurance and Tort Law and Procedure  
• Merit Selection of Judges, Committee of 100 for the  
• Nominations, Special  
• Premium Tax Task Force  
• State Affairs  
• 68th R.S. - 1983
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Organization and Management  
• Economic Development  
• Farmworker Insurance  
• Industrial Development Bonds, Interim  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Vice Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations (Vice Chair) 
• 67th R.S. - 1981
• Calendars  
• Constitutional Amendments (Chair) 
• Election Contest, Special (Vice Chair) 
• Financial Institutions  
• Financial Institutions Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight  
• Judicial Selection, Select (Vice Chair) 
• 66th R.S. - 1979
• Calendars  
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Privileges and Elections, Special  
• Products Liability, Select (Chair) 
• State Affairs (Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters) 
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters  
• 65th R.S. - 1977
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Products Liability, House Joint  
• State Affairs  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters II  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Creation of Agencies (Chair) 
• State Affairs Subcommittee on General Matters (Vice Chair) 
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Malpractice Legislation