Dolph S. Briscoe (born April 23, 1923 in Uvalde, Texas) is a wealthy Uvalde rancher and businessman who was the Democratic Governor of Texas between 1973 and 1979. He was the last governor to serve a two-year term and the first to serve a four-year term, when the state doubled the length of gubernatorial terms, effective in 1975. Fmr. ... In politics, Governor of Texas is the title given to the chief executive of the state of Texas. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in state government. ... William P. Hobby, Jr. ... Preston Earnest Smith (March 8, 1912–October 18, 2003) was a U.S. politician who served as Governor of Texas from 1969 to 1973. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Uvalde is a city located in Uvalde County, Texas. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Uvalde is a city located in Uvalde County, Texas. ... Uvalde is a city located in Uvalde County, Texas. ... Ranching is the raising of cattle or sheep on rangeland, although one might also speak of ranching with regard to less common livestock such as elk, bison or emu. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... In politics, Governor of Texas is the title given to the chief executive of the state of Texas. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Early years

Briscoe graduated from the University of Texas in 1942, where he was a member of the Nu chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity and Alpha Phi Omega. While at UT, Briscoe was selected a New Man in the Texas Cowboys in the spring of 1940. He then joined the Army, serving in southeast Asia during World War II. The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas, is a doctoral/research university located in Austin, Texas. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... The Chi Phi (ΧΦ) fraternity is a college social fraternity in the United States founded in 1824 at Princeton University, in 1858 at the University of North Carolina, and in 1860 at Hobart College, making it one of the oldest college social Greek-letter society. ... Alpha Phi Omega (commonly known as APO, but also ΑΦΩ, A-Phi-O, and A-Phi-Q) is a co-ed service fraternity organized to provide community service, leadership development, [1] and social opportunities to college students. ... The United States Army is one of the armed forces of the United States and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Briscoe was elected to the state legislature in 1949 and served until 1957. He then returned to Uvalde to manage his family's ranch and other businesses. In 1968, Briscoe competed unsuccessfully in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. There was a runoff between the more liberal contender, Don Yarborough of Houston (no relation to U.S. Senator Ralph Yarborough), and Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith of Lubbock. Smith won the runoff and then defeated Republican Paul W. Eggers of Dallas in the general election. 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Uvalde is a city located in Uvalde County, Texas. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Texas politician Ralph Yarborough Ralph Webster Yarborough (June 8, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was a Texas Democratic politician who served in the United States Senate (1957 until 1971) and was a leader of the progressive or liberal wing of the Democratic Party in Texas in his many races for statewide... Preston Smith is the name of two American politicians and a blues and country singer-songwriter. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Dallas redirects here. ... A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ...

Political career

In 1972, Briscoe returned to politics, seeking and receiving the Democratic nomination for governor of Texas over incumbent Preston Smith, whose late tenure was marred by the Sharpstown scandal. After he defeated liberal activist Frances "Sissy" Farenthold of Corpus Christi for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in a heated runoff primary, Briscoe narrowly defeated the Republican candidate, State Senator Henry Grover of Houston, in the November 1972 general election. The final tally was 1,633,493 (47.9 percent) for Briscoe and 1,533,986 (45 percent) for Grover. The Hispanic candidate, 29-year-old Ramsey Muñiz, received 214,118 votes (6 percent), nearly all believed to have been at Briscoe's expense. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The Sharpstown Scandal was a stock fraud scandal in the state of Texas in 1971 and 1972 involving the highest levels of the state government. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Henry Cushing Hank Grover was a conservative politician for the U.S. state of Texas best known for his narrow defeat as the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1972. ... Houston redirects here. ... The Hispanic world. ...

As governor, he focused on the maintenance and efficiency of existing government agencies as opposed to the creation of new ones. As a veteran rancher, Briscoe also worked to help the farmers and ranchers of the state during his tenure. This included the eradication of the screw worm on both sides of the Rio Grande River. This article is about the river that empties into the Gulf of Mexico. ...

In the 1974 general election — the first for a four-year term in Texas since 1873 — Briscoe defeated the Republican nominee, former Lubbock Mayor Jim Granberry, by a wide margin, 1,016,334 to 514,725 in a heavily Democratic year. There were also 93,295 votes for the Hispanic La Raza candidate and another some 30,000 for other minor candidates. The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Lubbock is a city located in Lubbock County, in the north west of the state of Texas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 199,564. ... James Harlan Jim Granberry, Sr. ... The Hispanic world. ... La Raza is a Spanish-language term (literally meaning the race, but also connoting el pueblo or la gente, both of which mean the people), which refers generally to the people of Latin America who share the cultural and political legacies of Spanish colonialism, including the Spanish language and culture...

In 1974 and 1975, Briscoe undercut two attempts to write a new constitution for the state of Texas. He said that the proposals before the legislature, acting as a constitutional convention in 1974, and later, in 1975, before the voters, would cause expansion of government and weaken the executive branch, already considered too weak by most political scientists. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Briscoe was defeated in the Democratic primary in 1978 by former Chief Justice John L. Hill, who was in turn very narrowly defeated in the general election for Texas governorship by Republican Bill Clements. The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Briscoe has won many political and civic awards over the years, including the designation of "Mr. South Texas" in Laredo. He is the largest individual landowner in Texas.^{[citation needed]} Briscoe has recently donated a large sum of money to the Witte Museum in San Antonio. Nickname: Settled 1755 Government  - Type Mayor / City Manager  - Mayor Raul G. Salinas  - Interim City Manager Cynthia Collazo Area  - City 218. ... Nickname: Alamo City; River City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Bexar County Government  - Mayor Phil Hardberger Area  - City  412. ...

Election history

1972

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