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Texas Legislators: Past & Present
Walter Mengden
Full Name: Walter Henry Mengden, Jr.
Birth date: October 25, 1926
Death date: April 23, 2018
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, ยง3, 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
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