Terms of Service

• House, 63rd 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 Legislature
  1/12/1965 - 1/10/1967
  Democrat
  
• House, 58th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  1/8/1963 - 1/12/1965
  Democrat
  
• House, 57th Legislature
  1/10/1961 - 1/8/1963
  Democrat
  
• House, 56th Legislature
  1/13/1959 - 1/10/1961
  Democrat
  
• House, 55th Legislature
  1/8/1957 - 1/13/1959
  Democrat
  
• House, 54th Legislature
  1/11/1955 - 1/8/1957
  Democrat
  
• House, 53rd Legislature
  1/13/1953 - 1/11/1955
  Democrat
  
• House, 52nd Legislature
  1/9/1951 - 1/13/1953
  Democrat
  

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• Addresses Representative Ben Atwell, Ted Dealey, and Governor John Connally, to observe George Washington's birthday and accept a portrait of George Washington from Ted Dealey, publisher of the Dallas News, pursuant to HCR 41, 59th R.S., 2/22/1965, pp. 335-338. House Journal .
• 64th Legislature, R.S., HCR 38. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 391. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 57th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 138. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 61st Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 21. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 60th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 38. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 76th Legislature, R.S., HR 623. Resolutions - Memorial .

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

• Photograph. Ben Atwell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Atwell, 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.
• Memorial, April 1999, p. 402. Texas Bar Journal .
• Atwell, Ben Dodson. Texas State Cemetery .
• United States Navy, World War II, mine sweeper. Texas State Cemetery .

Committee Information

• 63rd R.S. - 1973
• Environmental Affairs  
• Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Wildlife Preservation  
• Liquor Regulation (Vice Chair) 
• Revenue and Taxation  
• Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee on Exemptions (Vice Chair) 
• 62nd 3rd C.S. - 1972
• Revenue and Taxation  
• 62nd R.S. - 1971
• Commerce and Manufacturing  
• Counties  
• Liquor Regulation  
• Mental Health and Mental Retardation  
• Public Education Financing  
• Revenue and Taxation (Chair) 
• Revenue and Taxation, Interim  
• State Tax Policy (Chair) 
• 61st R.S. - 1969
• Higher Education  
• Labor  
• Liquor Regulation  
• Multi-State Tax Compact, Special  
• Recreational Water Safety (Chair) 
• Revenue and Taxation (Chair) 
• State and Local Tax Policy  
• 60th R.S. - 1967
• Commerce and Manufacturers  
• Labor  
• Multistate Tax Compact Advisory Committee  
• Public Health  
• Recreational Water Safety (Chair) 
• Revenue and Taxation (Chair) 
• State and Local Tax Policy  
• 59th R.S. - 1965
• Appropriations  
• Commerce and Manufactures  
• Labor  
• Recreational Water Safety  
• Revenue and Taxation (Chair) 
• State and Local Tax Policy  
• 58th R.S. - 1963
• Commerce and Manufactures  
• Judicial Districts  
• Public Printing  
• Recreational Water Safety (Chair) 
• Revenue and Taxation (Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• State and Local Tax Policy  
• 57th R.S. - 1961
• Aeronautics  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Game and Fisheries  
• Licensing and Examining Boards  
• Motor Traffic  
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• 56th R.S. - 1959
• Common Carriers  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Motor Traffic  
• Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
• Revenue and Taxation  
• Texas Commission on City and County Governments  
• 55th R.S. - 1957
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Labor  
• Liquor Regulation  
• Local and Uncontested Bills (Vice Chair) 
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• 54th R.S. - 1955
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Counties  
• Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) 
• Judiciary  
• Public Health  
• 53rd R.S. - 1953
• Banks and Banking  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Insurance (Vice Chair) 
• Judiciary (Vice Chair) 
• Public Health  
• 52nd R.S. - 1951
• Banks and Banking  
• Insurance  
• Judiciary  
• Military and Veteran's Affairs  
• Public Health