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 ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  1/12/1965 - 1/10/1967
  Democrat
  

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 64th Legislature, R.S., HCR 42. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 64th Legislature, R.S., HSR 96. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 598. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 456. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 529. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 62nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 618. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 67th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HCR 19, date of death 5/25/1982. Resolutions - Memorial .

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

• Photograph. The signing of HB 762, 62nd R.S. Standing behind Gov. Preston Smith, L-R Billy Williamson, Bill Bass, Ed Howard, Lindley Beckworth. Photo courtesy of the family of Billy H. Williamson., Donated Material
• Photograph. Billy H. Williamson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Billy H. Williamson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Billy H. Williamson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Billy H. Williamson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Billy H. Williamson, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Biographical sketch and photos, "Presenting . . . Billy Williamson: Who He Is, His Accomplishments, His Wife and Family, What He Believes, His Program for the Future," Think Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, Special 1970 Issue, Supplement to Tyler-Courier-Times Morning Telegraph, April 28-29, 1970. Courtesy of the family of Billy H. Williamson. Donated Material .
• Billy H. Williamson, birth date 11/15/1927, death date 5/26/1982, burial in Jonesboro Cemetery, Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisiana. Includes photo, obituary from The Tyler Morning Telegraph, 5/28/1982. Find a Grave .
• Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974 1975.
• Billy Williamson Papers, 1964-1975, including Oral History, Issue Files, Legislative Files, Constitutional Convention (1974), and Clippings. Finding aid and detailed description including biographical information. The University of Texas at Tyler University Archives and Special Collections Department. The University of Texas at Tyler .

Committee Information

• 63rd R.S. - 1973
• Appropriations  
• Appropriations Subcommittee on Utilization of State Owned Property  
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Labor  
• Labor Subcommittee on Occupational and Industrial Safety  
• State Artist Selection, Special  
• 62nd 3rd C.S. - 1972
• Revenue and Taxation  
• 62nd R.S. - 1971
• Crime Study  
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Governmental Affairs and Efficiency  
• Motor Transportation  
• Public Education  
• Public Education Financing  
• Revenue and Taxation, Interim  
• Urban Affairs  
• Vocational-Technical Education, Interim  
• 61st R.S. - 1969
• Counties  
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Military Affairs  
• Motor Transportation  
• Parks and Wildlife  
• Preschool Education Standards  
• Public Education  
• 60th R.S. - 1967
• Insurance  
• Judiciary  
• Mental Health and Mental Retardation  
• Oil, Gas and Mining  
• Representation Before the Legislature (Vice Chair) 
• 59th R.S. - 1965
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Game and Fisheries  
• Insurance  
• Judiciary  
• Penitentiaries  
• Priority of State Tax Liens