Terms of Service

• Senate, 64th & 63rd ⁽⁴⁾ Legislatures
  1/9/1973 - 1/11/1977
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 62nd ⁽⁸⁾ Legislature
  1/12/1971 - 1/9/1973
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 61st & 60th ⁽⁶⁾ Legislatures
  1/10/1967 - 1/12/1971
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 7/3/1968.
• Senate, 59th & 58th ⁽⁵⁾ Legislatures
  1/8/1963 - 1/10/1967
  Democrat
  
• House, 57th ^{(1) (2) (3)} Legislature
  1/10/1961 - 11/23/1962
  Democrat
  
• House, 56th Legislature
  1/13/1959 - 1/10/1961
  Democrat
  
• House, 55th ⁽⁷⁾ Legislature
  1/8/1957 - 1/13/1959
  Democrat
  

(1) Opinion WW-1476 dated 11/15/1962 addresses terms of office for members of the House of Representatives. Newly-elected members may qualify for office and be entitled to a salary on the date the canvassing of the General Election returns is complete. Attorney General of Texas .
(2) "Wilson Opinion Awaited on Exact End of Terms" reports "a legislator can hold office until his successor has qualified or until 'the first of the year. . .'" State canvassing board to certify results of November election on 11/23/1962. Dallas Morning News .
(3) "Senators-Elect Can't Take Oath, Draw Pay Till Jan. 8," Two newly-elected Jefferson County members took oath of office early, on 11/23/1962. "No [House] payroll place left" for Senator-elect Harrington. Dallas Morning News .
(4) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(5) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(6) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(7) Oil refining. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal .
(8) 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 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 55th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 143. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 57th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 131. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 58th Legislature, R.S., SR 27. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 59th Legislature, R.S., SR 65. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 60th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 221. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 77th Legislature, R.S., SR 825. Resolutions - Memorial .
• 77th Legislature, R.S., HR 567. Resolutions - Memorial .

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.
• Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

• Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. D. Roy Harrington, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance 2001.
• 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.
• How Bills Become Law in Texas, State Senator D. Roy Harrington, 1971. Texas Senate .
• Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session 1975.

Committee Information

• 64th R.S. - 1975
• Economic Development  
• Intergovernmental Relations (Vice Chair) 
• Natural Resources  
• Poet Laureate, Special  
• Reapportionment (Legislative Redistricting for House of Representatives), Interim  
• Texas Coastal and Marine Council  
• Texas Constitution  
• 63rd R.S. - 1973
• Economic Development (Vice Chair) 
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Interstate Compacts and Reciprocal Agreements (Chair) 
• Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Mass Transit  
• Natural Resources  
• Poet Laureate Selection, Special (Chair) 
• Surface Mining Operations, Interim  
• 62nd R.S. - 1971
• Agriculture and Livestock  
• Coastal Lands and Waters  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• County, District and Urban Affairs  
• Federal Programs and Relations  
• Finance  
• Intergovernmental Relations (Vice Chair) 
• Interstate Cooperation (Chair) 
• Labor and Management Relations (Vice Chair) 
• Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
• Medical Costs, Interim (Chair) 
• Parks and Recreation  
• Parks and Wildlife  
• Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
• Public Health  
• Transportation  
• Unemployment Compensation and Workmen's Compensation Laws, Interim  
• 61st R.S. - 1969
• Automatic Data Processing  
• Beach Study  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• County, District, and Urban Affairs  
• Faculty Compensation (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Historical and Recreational Sites  
• Insurance  
• Interstate Cooperation (Chair) 
• Labor and Management Relations (Vice Chair) 
• Nominations  
• Parks and Recreation  
• Parks and Wildlife  
• Pipeline (Chair) 
• Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
• Public Health  
• Transportation  
• Water and Conservation  
• 60th R.S. - 1967
• Beaches  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Education  
• Faculty Compensation (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Game and Fish  
• Interstate Cooperation (Chair) 
• Parks and Recreation  
• Public Health  
• Water and Conservation  
• 59th R.S. - 1965
• Banking  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Education  
• Faculty Compensation in State-Supported Colleges and Universities  
• Game and Fish  
• Interstate Cooperation (Chair) 
• Labor and Management Relations (Vice Chair) 
• Military and Veterans Affairs  
• Pleasure Island  
• Privileges and Elections  
• Public Health  
• Water and Conservation  
• 58th R.S. - 1963
• Bays of Texas  
• Claims  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Education  
• Game and Fish  
• Labor and Management Relations (Vice Chair) 
• Military and Veterans Affairs  
• Nominations  
• Privileges and Elections  
• State Departments and Institutions  
• 57th R.S. - 1961
• Bay Development and Use  
• Beach Development  
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Fish and Wildlife Resources (Chair) 
• Game and Fisheries (Chair) 
• Insurance  
• Labor  
• Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
• Public Health  
• 56th R.S. - 1959
• Labor  
• Oil, Gas, and Mining  
• Penitentiaries (Chair) 
• Public Health  
• State Hospitals and Special Schools  
• 55th R.S. - 1957
• Engrossed Bills  
• Federal Relations  
• Industrial and Occupational Safety Commission  
• Labor  
• Public Health  
• Public Lands and Buildings