Terms of Service

• House, 63rd ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  1/9/1973 - 6/11/1973
  Democrat
  
• House, 62nd Legislature
  1/12/1971 - 1/9/1973
  Democrat
  Speaker Pro Tem, 4/4/1972.
• 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 ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/8/1963 - 1/12/1965
  Democrat
  

(1) Ronald D. Earle, in special election 7/17/1973, sworn 7/29/1973, succeeded Don W. Cavness, resigned 6/11/1973. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 382. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 1059. Memorializing 35 members who died in the past two years. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

• Photograph. Don Cavness, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Don Cavness, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Don Cavness, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Don Cavness, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Don Cavness, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Don Cavness, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Cavness, Donald Word. Texas State Cemetery .
• United States Marine Corps. Texas State Cemetery .

Committee Information

• 63rd R.S. - 1973
• Environmental Affairs  
• Insurance  
• Revenue and Taxation  
• 62nd 3rd C.S. - 1972
• Revenue and Taxation (Chair) 
• 62nd R.S. - 1971
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Insurance  
• Motor Transportation (Chair) 
• Public Health  
• Revenue and Taxation  
• Revenue and Taxation, Interim (Chair) 
• 61st R.S. - 1969
• Governmental Affairs and Efficiency (Chair) 
• Insurance  
• Juvenile Crime and Deliquency  
• Land Use and Environmental Control (Vice Chair) 
• Mental Health and Mental Retardation  
• Milk and Milk Products  
• Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
• Psychiatric Problems of Youth  
• Public Health  
• 60th R.S. - 1967
• Aeronautics  
• Appropriations  
• Facilities for the Criminally Insane and the Insane Criminal  
• Insurance  
• Parks and Wildlife  
• Public Health (Chair) 
• Securities Study and Assistance for Small Manufacturers (Feasibility of Texas Stock Exchange)  
• 59th R.S. - 1965
• Appropriations  
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Feasibility of Group Insurance  
• Federal Relations  
• Flag of Santa Anna  
• Housing and Physical Care for Criminally Insane Persons  
• Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
• Public Health (Vice Chair) 
• Saving Taxes  
• 58th R.S. - 1963
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Counties  
• Insurance  
• Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections  
• Public Health  
• 57th R.S. - 1961
• Parking Space Around the Capitol