Terms of Service

• 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
  

(1) Sworn 11/21/1964. Oaths of Office .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 62nd Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 24. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

• Photograph. Joe Shannon, Jr., State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe Shannon, Jr., State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joe Shannon, Jr., State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Shannon, Jr., Joe. Chief criminal division, Tarrant County District Attorney, 1972-78. Complete Marquis Who's Who Biographies .
• Memorial, September 1975, p. 753. Relatives: Joe Shannon, Sr. - father, Joe Shannon, Jr. - son. (Notes Joe Shannon, Jr. was assistant district attorney, Fort Worth.) Texas Bar Journal .
• Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney, 2013 edition. Texas Legal Directory .
• Shannon, Jr., Joe. Texas State Cemetery .

Committee Information

• 61st R.S. - 1969
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Counties (Chair) 
• County Government (Chair) 
• Judiciary  
• Land Use and Environmental Control  
• State Affairs  
• Youth  
• 60th R.S. - 1967
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Criminal Law  
• Judiciary  
• Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
• Urban Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• 59th R.S. - 1965
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Criminal Law Revision  
• Game and Fisheries  
• Judiciary  
• Public Lands and Buildings  
• Rules