Terms of Service

• Senate, 79th ⁽¹⁾ & 78th ⁽⁴⁾ Legislatures
  1/14/2003 - 1/4/2007
  Republican
  
• Senate, 77th ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
  1/9/2001 - 1/14/2003
  Republican
  
• House, 76th Legislature
  1/12/1999 - 1/9/2001
  Republican
  
• House, 75th Legislature
  1/14/1997 - 1/12/1999
  Republican
  
• House, 74th ^{(2) (3) (6) (7)} Legislature
  2/17/1995 - 1/14/1997
  Republican
  

(1) "Staples to be sworn in as ag official," 1/4/2007, Longview News-Journal .
(2) Todd Staples, in special election 2/11/1995, sworn 2/17/1995, succeeded Elton Bomer, did not take oath of office for 74th Legislature. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) Oath of office, statement of elected officer. Sworn 2/17/1995. Oaths of Office .
(4) 78th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/2003, SR 7, pp. 15-16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(5) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2002 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .
(6) 74th Legislature - Staples oath of office date. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Seniority Order .
(7) State Representative, District 11, February 11, 1995. Texas Secretary of State - Statement of Canvass for Special Election 1992.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Todd Staples, Members of the 76th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
• Photograph. Todd Staples, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Todd Staples, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Todd Staples, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Todd Staples, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Todd Staples, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Todd Staples, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Book in LRL collection, 331.67 ST27B 2013. Broken Borders, Broken Promises: How Porous Borders Are Robbing America's Future 2013.
• Biographical sketch, 79th Legislature. Texas Senate .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 77th Legislative Session 2001.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 78th Legislative Session 2003.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 79th Legislative Session 2005.

Committee Information

• 79th R.S. - 2005
• Education  
• Education Subcommittee on Higher Education  
• Finance  
• Natural Resources  
• Transportation and Homeland Security (Chair) 
• Veteran Affairs and Military Installations (Vice Chair) 
• Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure  
• 78th R.S. - 2003
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education  
• Education Subcommittee on Higher Education  
• Finance  
• Infrastructure Development and Security (Chair) 
• Jurisprudence  
• Natural Resources  
• Public School Finance, Select  
• State Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• Water For Environmental Flows  
• Water Policy, Select  
• Workers' Compensation, Select, Interim (Chair) 
• 77th R.S. - 2001
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice  
• Education  
• Finance  
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• State Employee Compensation and Benefits, Special  
• 76th R.S. - 1999
• Appropriations  
• Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice  
• Appropriations Subcommittee on Tobacco  
• Corrections (Vice Chair) 
• Windham School District, Select  
• 75th R.S. - 1997
• Juvenile Justice and Family Issues (Vice Chair) 
• Land and Resource Management  
• 74th R.S. - 1995
• Elections  
• State Loans and Grants, House Joint  
• Urban Affairs