Terms of Service

• Senate, 69th ^{(3) (11)} & 68th ^{(2) (4) (8) (9)} Legislatures
  1/11/1983 - 1/13/1987
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 67th ^{(1) (10)} & 66th Legislatures
  1/9/1979 - 1/11/1983
  Democrat
  Dean of the Senate.
• Senate, 65th & 64th Legislatures
  1/14/1975 - 1/9/1979
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 63rd ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
  1/9/1973 - 1/14/1975
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/9/1973.
• Senate, 62nd ⁽⁷⁾ Legislature
  1/12/1971 - 1/9/1973
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 61st & 60th ⁽⁶⁾ Legislatures
  1/10/1967 - 1/12/1971
  Democrat
  

(1) 67th Legislature - Presentation of Deans of Senate, 1/13/1981, p. 8. [The Senate] selected 3 Members to serve as Deans of the Senate. Senator Brooks will serve the first 4 mos; Senator Mauzy the second 4 mos and Senator Snelson the last 4 mos of the year. Senate Journal .
(2) Journal refers to Chet Brooks as Dean of the Senate, p. 10, 68th Legislature, Regular Session. Senate Journal .
(3) Journal does not indicate who assumed title of Dean of the Senate during the regular session. However, Chet Brooks served as chair of the senate caucus, an honor traditionally bestowed upon the dean, pp. 4-6, 69th Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Journal .
(4) 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 .
(5) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(6) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(7) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1972 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .
(8) City: Grand Prairie. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature 1983.
(9) Brooks and Mauzy shared seniority during the 68th Legislature, Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate' 2002.
(10) Senators Brooks, Mauzy, and Snelson shared the title of dean. See the Senate Journal, 67th Legislature, Vol. I, p. 8. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate' 2002.
(11) Brooks and Mauzy shared seniority during the 69th Legislature, Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate' 2002.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 69th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 67. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 69th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 83. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 64th Legislature, R.S., SR 504. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 77th Legislature, R.S., SR 825. Resolutions - Memorial .

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named 'Dishonorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1983.
• Named 'Dishonorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.
• Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.
• Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

• Photograph. Joe Christi, Charlie Wilson, and Oscar Mauzy., Donated Material
• Photograph. Oscar H. Mauzy, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Oscar H. Mauzy, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Oscar Mauzy, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Oscar H. Mauzy, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Oscar H. Mauzy, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Oscar Mauzy, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Oscar H. Mauzy, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Oscar H. Mauzy, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Oscar Mauzy, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Oscar Mauzy, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance 2001.
• Photo and biographical sketch, pp. 105-106; quoted on Texas ERA, p. 121. Austin Lawyers: A Legacy of Leadership and Service 2005.
• In Memory: Oscar Mauzy. Dallas County Democrats .
• 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.
• Memorial, March 2001, p. 318. 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.
• Mauzy, Oscar Holcombe. Cenotaph. Texas State Cemetery .
• United States Navy, World War II, from 1944 to 1946. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session 1975.
• Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session 1975.
• United States Navy. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.

Committee Information

• 69th R.S. - 1985
• Administration, Special  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education  
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Jurisprudence (Chair) 
• 68th R.S. - 1983
• Administration  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Finance  
• Education  
• Farmworker Insurance  
• Higher Education  
• Judiciary, Select  
• Jurisprudence (Chair) 
• Rules, Special (Chair) 
• 67th R.S. - 1981
• Administration  
• Administration Subcommittee on Rules (Chair) 
• Congressional and Legislative Redistricting, Oversight  
• Criminal Justice System, Special, Interim  
• Education  
• Jurisprudence (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 Congressional Panel  
• Rules of Evidence, Interim (Vice Chair) 
• 66th R.S. - 1979
• Administration  
• Education (Chair) 
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters  
• 65th R.S. - 1977
• Administration  
• Education (Chair) 
• Faculty Workload Requirements (Chair) 
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Workmen's Compensation  
• Public School Finance, Legislative Commission  
• State Involvement In and Administration of Student Loan Programs For Texas, Special, Interim (Chair) 
• 64th R.S. - 1975
• Administration  
• Education (Chair) 
• Jurisprudence  
• 63rd R.S. - 1973
• Administration  
• Education (Chair) 
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Select Subcommittee on DPS Surveillance (Chair) 
• 62nd R.S. - 1971
• Administration  
• Commerce and Industry  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Drug Study, Interim  
• Economic Development  
• Education (Chair) 
• Environment  
• Federal Programs and Relations  
• Insurance  
• Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
• Personnel Policy (Chair) 
• Privacy  
• Privileges and Elections  
• Public School Finance, Interim (Chair) 
• Rules  
• Rules of the Senate  
• Sales Tax, Interim  
• Teacher Retirement Benefits, Interim (Chair) 
• Unemployment Compensation and Workmen's Compensation Laws, Interim (Chair) 
• Urban Education (Chair) 
• Youth Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• 61st R.S. - 1969
• Automobile Insurance Rates (Chair) 
• Claims  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Delinquent Ad Valorem Tax  
• Drug Study  
• Education (Vice Chair) 
• Federal Programs and Relations (Chair) 
• Insurance  
• Interstate Cooperation  
• Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts  
• Pipeline  
• Preschool Education Standards  
• Privileges and Elections  
• State Departments and Institutions  
• Tort Claims Act (Chair) 
• Youth Affairs  
• 60th R.S. - 1967
• Banking  
• Claims (Vice Chair) 
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Education  
• Governmental Immunity (Chair) 
• Insurance  
• Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
• Military and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• Nominations  
• Slums and Slum Clearance