Terms of Service

• Senate, 72nd & 71st Legislatures
  1/10/1989 - 1/12/1993
  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

• 61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 550. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1991.

Photographs

• Photograph. Temple Dickson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Temple Dickson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Temple Dickson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Temple Dickson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Temple Dickson, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance 2007.
• Relatives: R. Temple Dickson - father, R. Temple Dickson III - son. "Temple Dickson: Country Lawyer Raises Rural Voice in the Legislature," 3/12/1989. Abilene Reporter-News .
• "As a representative Temple wrote and sponsored the Texas Tort Claims Act, which for the first time held the government responsible for its negligent acts . . . landmark 1969 legislation." "Temple also filed what may have been the first civil rights bill in Texas." Obituary and photo, 12/1/2006. Austin American-Statesman .
• Obituary and photo, "Lawmaker Put Reform on Agenda for Texas," 12/1/2006. Austin American-Statesman .
• Biographical sketch and photo. National WASP World War II Museum at Avenger Field .
• "Sinking of the Andrea Doria," 7/25/1990. Mrs. Temple Dickson provides an account of her rescue from the shipwrecked Andrea Doria. Sweetwater Reporter .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature 1989.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 72nd Legislature 1991.
• Texas Legislature, Senate: An Inventory of Records of Senator Temple Dickson at the Texas State Archives, 1984-1991 (bulk 1989-1991). (website includes biography) Texas State Library and Archives Commission .

Committee Information

• 72nd R.S. - 1991
• Administration, Special  
• Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special  
• Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special, Subcommittee on Legislative Districts  
• Economic Development (Chair) 
• Economic Development, Interim (Chair) 
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence, Interim  
• Nominations, Special  
• State Affairs  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections and Ethics  
• 71st R.S. - 1989
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice  
• Economic Development  
• Judicial Selection  
• Jurisprudence  
• Legislative Redistricting, Select  
• Mentally Retarded Persons Act of 1977, Task Force on  
• Nursing Home Rate Reimbursement, Interim  
• State Guaranty Funds, Select  
• Texas State Artist  
• Texas State Technical Institute (Chair) 
• 61st R.S. - 1969
• Common Carriers (Chair) 
• Judiciary  
• Livestock  
• Parks and Wildlife  
• State Affairs  
• 60th R.S. - 1967
• Common Carriers (Vice Chair) 
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity (Governmental Immunity, Tort Claims Act) (Chair) 
• Judiciary  
• Livestock and Stock Raising  
• Public Lands and Buildings  
• 59th R.S. - 1965
• Common Carriers  
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Game and Fisheries  
• Inland Salt Water Pollution  
• Judiciary  
• Livestock and Stock Raising