Terms of Service

• Senate, 71st & 70th Legislatures
  1/13/1987 - 1/8/1991
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 69th & 68th ⁽¹⁾ Legislatures
  1/11/1983 - 1/13/1987
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 67th ⁽³⁾ Legislature
  1/13/1981 - 1/11/1983
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 66th & 65th Legislatures
  1/11/1977 - 1/13/1981
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 64th & 63rd ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
  1/9/1973 - 1/11/1977
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/2/1975.
• House, 62nd Legislature
  1/12/1971 - 1/9/1973
  Democrat
  
• House, 61st Legislature
  1/14/1969 - 1/12/1971
  Democrat
  
• House, 60th Legislature
  1/10/1967 - 1/14/1969
  Democrat
  

(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 .
(2) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1982 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 70th Legislature, R.S., HCR 122. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 71st Legislature, 6th C.S., SR 41. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

• Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H. Tati Santiesteban, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Tati Santiesteban, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Tati Santiesteban, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Tati Santiesteban, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance 2023.
• Mentioned in Minority Civil Rights and the Texas Legislature 2018.
• Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974 1975.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature 1973.
• Biographical sketch. Senate Hispanic Research Council .
• Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation 2004.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature 1979.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature 1981.
• 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.
• United States Army, First Lieutenant, Ranger and Paratrooper. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature 1989.
• Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session 1975.
• Photo and biographical sketch. Tribute to the Mexican American Legislators of Texas 1978.

Committee Information

• 71st R.S. - 1989
• Administration, Special  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice  
• Finance  
• Legislative Redistricting, Select  
• Natural Resources (Chair) 
• Public Education, Select  
• Toxic Air Emissions and Greenhouse Effect, Select (Co-Chair) 
• Waste Management Policy, Task Force on  
• 70th R.S. - 1987
• Administration, Special  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice  
• Finance  
• Municipal Utility Districts, Special (Chair) 
• Natural Resources (Chair) 
• Security for Judgments, Special  
• Waste Management Policy, Task Force on  
• 69th R.S. - 1985
• Administration, Special  
• Border Economic Development Task Force  
• Cogeneration, Special  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice  
• Finance  
• Natural Resources (Chair) 
• Texas Shrimp and Oyster Industry, Interim  
• Texas State Artist  
• 68th R.S. - 1983
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Educational Quality (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters  
• Natural Resources (Chair) 
• Rules, Special  
• Water Resources (Chair) 
• 67th R.S. - 1981
• Congressional and Legislative Redistricting, Oversight  
• Finance  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters  
• Natural Resources (Chair) 
• New Federalism, Task Force  
• Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special  
• Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Congressional Panel  
• 66th R.S. - 1979
• Education  
• Finance (Vice Chair) 
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Chair) 
• 65th R.S. - 1977
• Border Trade and Tourism, Special (Vice Chair) 
• Education  
• Finance  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Chair) 
• 64th R.S. - 1975
• Border Trade and Tourism, Special (Vice Chair) 
• Education  
• Finance  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Chair) 
• Reapportionment (Legislative Redistricting for House of Representatives), Interim  
• Texas Constitution  
• 63rd R.S. - 1973
• Education  
• Finance  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Select Subcommittee on DPS Surveillance  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Chair) 
• Public Employees Study Commission  
• 62nd R.S. - 1971
• Appropriations  
• Crime Study (Chair) 
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Employment Practices of All State Agencies  
• Federal Relations (Chair) 
• Judiciary  
• Liquor Regulation  
• Texas-Mexico-Central America Friendship  
• 61st R.S. - 1969
• Appropriations  
• Bail Bond Business Regulation  
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Criminal Law  
• Federal Relations (Vice Chair) 
• Labor Surplus  
• Liquor Regulation  
• Public Health  
• 60th R.S. - 1967
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Emergency Hospital Treatment  
• Judicial Districts  
• Judiciary  
• Liquor Regulation  
• School Districts