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
  
• House, 51st Legislature
  1/11/1949 - 1/9/1951
  Democrat
  

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 64th Legislature, R.S., HCR 40. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 509, designating Representative Murray Dean of the House. 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 .
• 58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 564. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 504, designating Representative Murray Dean of the House. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 62nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 398. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 565. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 502, designating Representatives McIlhaney, Murray, and Smith, Deans of the House, 5/18/1965. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 71st Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 35. Resolutions - Memorial .
• Addresses to Joint Session honoring Senator A.M. Aikin, Jr., by Senator Ralph Hall, Representative Menton Murray, Governor Dolph Briscoe, and Senator A.M. Aikin, Jr., pursuant to SR 347, 62nd 3rd C.S. and SCR 95, 63rd R.S. 63rd Legislature, R.S., 5/26/1973, pp. 1557-1560. Senate Journal .

Photographs

• Photograph. Menton J. Murray, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Menton J. Murray, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. Menton J. Murray, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Menton J. Murray, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Menton J. Murray, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Menton J. Murray, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Menton J. Murray, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Menton J. Murray, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Menton J. Murray, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Menton J. Murray, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Menton J. Murray, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Menton J. Murray, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Menton J. Murray, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Menton J. Murray, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• MURRAY, MENTON JOSEPH, SR. (1907-1989). Handbook of Texas Online .
• Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974 1975.

Committee Information

• 63rd R.S. - 1973
• Appropriations  
• Appropriations Subcommittee on Utilization of Construction Funds  
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Liquor Regulation  
• 62nd R.S. - 1971
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Conservation and Reclamation  
• Elections  
• General Investigating, Special (Chair) 
• Higher Education (Chair) 
• Judiciary  
• Vocational-Technical Education, Interim  
• 61st R.S. - 1969
• Beach Study  
• Conservation and Reclamation  
• Elections  
• General Investigating  
• Higher Education (Chair) 
• Judiciary  
• Mental Health and Mental Retardation  
• Oceanography (Vice Chair) 
• 60th R.S. - 1967
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Conservation and Reclamation (Chair) 
• Mental Health and Mental Retardation  
• Military and Veterans' Affairs  
• Public Health  
• Water  
• 59th R.S. - 1965
• Aeronautics  
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Conservation and Reclamation (Chair) 
• Labor  
• Public Health  
• Water Resources (Chair) 
• 58th R.S. - 1963
• Aeronautics  
• Appropriations  
• Congressional and Legislative Districts (Chair) 
• Conservation and Reclamation  
• Conservation of Soil and Water Resources (Vice Chair) 
• Public Health  
• 57th R.S. - 1961
• Aeronautics  
• Claims and Accounts  
• Conservation and Reclamation  
• General Investigating, Special  
• Public Lands and Buildings  
• Revenue and Taxation  
• 56th R.S. - 1959
• Conservation and Reclamation (Chair) 
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Education  
• General Investigating Committee (Chair) 
• Judiciary  
• Leasing of Certain Highway Rights-of-Way for Oil and Gas Purposes by the State Highway Department, Special (Vice Chair) 
• Local Water Districts  
• State Affairs  
• 55th R.S. - 1957
• Banks and Banking  
• Conservation and Reclamation  
• Counties (Chair) 
• Judiciary  
• Public Health  
• 54th R.S. - 1955
• Banks and Banking  
• Counties  
• Game and Fisheries  
• Judiciary  
• Public Printing  
• 53rd R.S. - 1953
• Claims and Accounts  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Counties  
• Highways and Roads  
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• 52nd R.S. - 1951
• Banks and Banking  
• Conservation and Reclamation  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Engrossed Bills  
• Judiciary  
• 51st R.S. - 1949
• Aeronautics  
• Agriculture  
• Conservation and Reclamation  
• Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Vice Chair) 
• Judiciary