Terms of Service

• Senate, 67th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/13/1981 - 1/11/1983
  Republican
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 8/11/1981; 2nd C.S., elected 5/24/1982; and Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 5/28/1982.
• Senate, 66th & 65th Legislatures
  1/11/1977 - 1/13/1981
  Republican
  
• Senate, 64th & 63rd ⁽¹⁾ Legislatures
  1/9/1973 - 1/11/1977
  Republican
  
• House, 62nd Legislature
  1/12/1971 - 1/9/1973
  Republican
  

(1) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(2) 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

Photographs

• Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, Jr., State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, Jr., State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, Jr., State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, Jr., State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Walter H. Mengden, Jr., State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• 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.
• Notice of death, 4/25/2018. Speaker of the House .
• Photograph, "Where Are They Now? The Dirty Thirty," September 2001, p. 52. Texas Monthly .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature 1979.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature 1981.
• Mengden, Jr., Walter Henry. Texas State Cemetery .
• United States Navy, World War II; United States Army, Korean War; Mengden received "3 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation." Texas State Cemetery .
• Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session 1975.
• United States Navy, United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.

Committee Information

• 67th R.S. - 1981
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters  
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy (Chair) 
• 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
• Financial Institutions  
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Vice Chair) 
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy (Chair) 
• Paperwork Reduction, Interim  
• Security at San Antonio State Hospital  
• 65th R.S. - 1977
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Vice Chair) 
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy (Vice Chair) 
• 64th R.S. - 1975
• Human Resources  
• Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare (Vice Chair) 
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters  
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water (Vice Chair) 
• 63rd R.S. - 1973
• Human Resources  
• Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs  
• Jurisprudence  
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water (Vice Chair) 
• Prison Reform  
• 62nd R.S. - 1971
• Data Processing and Printing  
• Federal Relations  
• Higher Education  
• Labor  
• Youth