Terms of Service

• Senate, 70th ⁽¹⁾ & 69th Legislatures
  1/8/1985 - 3/4/1988
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/8/1985.
• Senate, 68th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/11/1983 - 1/8/1985
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 67th & 66th Legislatures
  1/9/1979 - 1/11/1983
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 65th & 64th Legislatures
  1/14/1975 - 1/9/1979
  Democrat
  

(1) In Senate, Steven Carriker, in special election 8/13/1988, sworn 8/25/1988, succeeded K. Ray Farabee, resigned 3/4/1988. Carriker's first Senate session was 71st Regular. In House, David Counts, in special election 11/8/1988, sworn 11/29/1988, succeeded Steven A. Carriker, elected to Senate 8/13/1988. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) 68th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/17/1983, p. 495. Drew 2-year term (also see message from President, p. 467). Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1987.
• Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1985.
• Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1983.
• Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981.
• Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.
• Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.

Photographs

• Photograph. Ray Farabee, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ray Farabee, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ray Farabee, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ray Farabee, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ray Farabee, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ray Farabee, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ray Farabee, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance 2015.
• Mentioned in FARABEE, HELEN JANE REHBEIN (1934-1988). Handbook of Texas Online .
• Memoir in LRL collection, 328.764 F22F 2008. Making It Through the Night and Beyond: A Memoir 2008.
• Memorial, March 2015, p. 238. Texas Bar Journal .
• 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.
• Farabee, Kenneth Ray. Texas State Cemetery .
• Obituary, "Former Senator, UT Counsel Ray Farabee Passes Away," 11/20/2014. Texas Tribune .
• Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session 1975.
• "Farabee Sets Out as Lone Democrat," 11/5/1998. Relatives: Ray Farabee - father, David Farabee - son. Wichita Falls Times Record News .
• United States Air Force Reserve. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.

Committee Information

• 70th R.S. - 1987
• Administration, Special  
• AIDS, Legislative Task Force on  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice  
• Finance  
• Judiciary, Select, Interim  
• Juvenile Justice System, Select  
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• Substance Abuse Treatment Delivery  
• Workers Compensation, Select (Co-Chair) 
• 69th R.S. - 1985
• Administration, Special  
• Cogeneration, Special (Co-Chair) 
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice  
• Finance  
• Higher Education, Select  
• Liability Insurance and Tort Law and Procedure  
• Merit Selection of Judges, Committee of 100 for the  
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• 68th R.S. - 1983
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Organization and Management (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Fiscal Policy, Select  
• Judiciary, Select (Chair) 
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters  
• Rules, Special  
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• State Properties, Special  
• 67th R.S. - 1981
• Finance  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters  
• New Federalism, Task Force  
• Public Education, Select  
• Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special  
• Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Legislative Panel  
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• 66th R.S. - 1979
• Finance  
• Jurisprudence (Chair) 
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy (Vice Chair) 
• 65th R.S. - 1977
• Faculty Workload Requirements  
• Finance  
• Finance Interim Subcommittee on Juvenile Crime  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Vice Chair) 
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Workmen's Compensation (Chair) 
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy  
• Organizational Structure and Operation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Special  
• 64th R.S. - 1975
• Finance  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Vice Chair) 
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy  
• Texas Coastal and Marine Council  
• Texas Constitution