Terms of Service

• Senate, 70th & 69th Legislatures
  1/8/1985 - 1/10/1989
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 68th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/11/1983 - 1/8/1985
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/11/1983.
• Senate, 67th ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
  1/13/1981 - 1/11/1983
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 66th & 65th Legislatures
  1/11/1977 - 1/13/1981
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 64th & 63rd ⁽³⁾ Legislatures
  1/9/1973 - 1/11/1977
  Democrat
  
• 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
  
• House, 59th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  1/12/1965 - 1/10/1967
  Democrat
  

(1) Sworn 11/23/1964. Oaths of Office .
(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 .
(3) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(4) 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, 2nd C.S., SR 145. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Awarded 'Best Nickname'. Best and Worst Legislators 1985.
• Awarded 'Best Riposte'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981.
• Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1979.
• Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.

Photographs

• Photograph. Grant Jones, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Grant Jones, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Grant Jones, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Grant Jones, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Grant Jones, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Grant Jones, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Grant Jones, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Grant Jones, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Grant Jones, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Grant Jones, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Grant Jones, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Grant Jones, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Grant Jones, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance 2015.
• United States Army Air Corps, World War II. "He served in World War II as an Army Air Corps pilot in the middle of his undergraduate years, serving tours in Italy and Brazil." Obituary, "Abilene Native and Former State Senator Grant Jones Remembered as Dedicated to Public Service," 10/20/2013. Abilene Reporter-News .
• Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas .
• 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 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.
• Jones, John Grant. Texas State Cemetery .
• Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session 1975.
• United States Army Air Corps. 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  
• Capital Construction, Select, Interim  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Economic Development  
• Education  
• Finance (Chair) 
• Oil Overcharge, Special (Co-Chair) 
• Organization and Structure of the State Agencies in the Executive Branch of Government, Special  
• Tax Equity, Select  
• 69th R.S. - 1985
• Administration, Special  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Economic Development  
• Education  
• Finance (Chair) 
• Higher Education, Select  
• Liability Insurance and Tort Law and Procedure (Co-Chair) 
• Premium Tax Task Force  
• 68th R.S. - 1983
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Finance (Chair) 
• Economic Development  
• Education  
• Finance (Chair) 
• Fiscal Policy, Select  
• Higher Education  
• Industrial Development Bonds, Interim  
• Public Education, Select  
• Rules, Special  
• State Properties, Special  
• 67th R.S. - 1981
• Comprehensive State Vocational Education, Special (Vice Chair) 
• Economic Development  
• Education  
• Finance (Chair) 
• 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  
• 66th R.S. - 1979
• Economic Development  
• Education  
• Finance (Chair) 
• Financial Institutions  
• 65th R.S. - 1977
• Economic Development (Vice Chair) 
• Education  
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water (Vice Chair) 
• Organizational Structure and Operation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Special (Chair) 
• Poet Laureate Selection, Special (Chair) 
• Public School Finance, Legislative Commission  
• Replacement of Ad Valorem Taxes  
• 64th R.S. - 1975
• Economic Development (Vice Chair) 
• Education  
• Government Operations (Little Hoover Commission)  
• Government Operations (Little Hoover Commission) Subcommittee on Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture (Vice Chair) 
• Property Tax Committee, Legislative  
• Reapportionment (Legislative Redistricting for House of Representatives), Interim  
• Textile Industry Development (Vice Chair) 
• 63rd R.S. - 1973
• Economic Development  
• Education  
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture (Vice Chair) 
• Surface Mining Operations, Interim  
• 62nd R.S. - 1971
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Elections  
• Higher Education  
• Insurance  
• No-Fault Automobile Insurance and Competitive Automobile Insurance Rate-Making (Chair) 
• Nursing Aides and Licensing of Nurses  
• Urban Affairs (Chair) 
• Water Districts, Interim  
• 61st R.S. - 1969
• Claims (Chair) 
• Constitutional Amendments  
• General Investigating  
• Higher Education  
• Insurance  
• Management Practices in State Government  
• State Affairs  
• 60th R.S. - 1967
• Banks and Banking  
• Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts  
• Insurance (Vice Chair) 
• Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
• State Affairs  
• 59th R.S. - 1965
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Insurance  
• Labor  
• Liquor Regulation  
• Livestock and Stock Raising