Terms of Service

• Senate, 66th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  1/9/1979 - 1/2/1981
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 65th & 64th Legislatures
  1/14/1975 - 1/9/1979
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim Secundus 1st C.S., elected 7/21/1977; and 2nd C.S., elected 7/10/1978.
• Senate, 63rd ⁽³⁾ Legislature
  1/9/1973 - 1/14/1975
  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 ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/12/1965 - 1/10/1967
  Democrat
  
• House, 57th Legislature
  1/10/1961 - 1/8/1963
  Democrat
  

(1) In Senate, Hector Uribe, in special runoff election 2/24/1981, sworn 3/2/1981, succeeded Raul L. Longoria, resigned 1/2/1981. In House, Rene Oliveira, in special election 4/21/1981, sworn 4/28/1981, succeeded Hector Uribe, elected Senator 2/24/1981. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) Sworn 11/21/1964. Oaths of Office .
(3) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 433. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 59th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 59. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 74th Legislature, R.S., SR 1321. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 73rd Legislature, R.S., HR 633. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 65th Legislature, R.S., SR 236. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 63rd Legislature, R.S., SR 171. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 66th Legislature, R.S., SR 159. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 64th Legislature, R.S., SR 205. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 77th Legislature, R.S., HR 1236. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

• Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Raul L. Longoria, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance 2003.
• 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. Senate Hispanic Research Council .
• Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation 2004.
• "First Tejano to represent south Texas as Senator." Tejano Struggle for Representation 2004.
• United States Army Air Corps, World War II. "Raul joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1942 and served in the European Theater of Operations of World War II for four years up to 1946." Tejano Struggle for Representation 2004.
• Memorial, November 2001, p. 1019. Texas Bar Journal .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature 1979.
• Longoria, Raul L. Texas State Cemetery .
• Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session 1975.
• Photo and biographical sketch. Tribute to the Mexican American Legislators of Texas 1978.
• 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

• 66th R.S. - 1979
• Administration  
• Administration Subcommittee on Rules  
• Finance  
• Gasohol, Special (Chair) 
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Vice Chair) 
• Security at San Antonio State Hospital  
• 65th R.S. - 1977
• Administration  
• Administration Subcommittee on Rules (Vice Chair) 
• Beaches  
• Border Trade and Tourism, Special (Chair) 
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters  
• Organizational Structure and Operation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Special  
• State Affairs  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Uniform Group Insurance for Public School Teachers and Employees (Chair) 
• 64th R.S. - 1975
• Administration  
• Administration Subcommittee on Rules (Chair) 
• Border Trade and Tourism, Special (Chair) 
• Higher Education in South Texas (Vice Chair) 
• Higher Education in South Texas, Interim  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters  
• Reapportionment (Legislative Redistricting for House of Representatives), Interim  
• State Affairs  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations  
• 63rd R.S. - 1973
• Administration  
• Administration Subcommittee on Rules (Vice Chair) 
• Education  
• State Affairs  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations  
• 62nd R.S. - 1971
• Agriculture (Chair) 
• Agriculture and Drought Disaster Relief, Special  
• Appropriations  
• Judiciary  
• Labor  
• Meat Inspection, Interim  
• Poverty/Office of Economic Opportunity  
• Rules  
• Vegetable Marketing, Interim  
• 61st R.S. - 1969
• Appropriations  
• Health Care  
• Liquor Regulation  
• Nursing Homes  
• Oil, Gas and Mining  
• Rules (Vice Chair) 
• Rules of Order and Decorum of the House  
• Youth  
• 60th R.S. - 1967
• Appropriations  
• Highways and Roads  
• Insurance  
• Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) 
• Liquor Regulation  
• Wages and Employment  
• 59th R.S. - 1965
• Appropriations  
• Commerce and Manufactures  
• Highways and Roads  
• Liquor Regulation  
• Problems of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing  
• Public Lands and Buildings  
• 57th R.S. - 1961
• Appropriations  
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Oil, Gas and Mining  
• Representation Before the Legislature  
• Saving Taxes