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Preston Smith Preston Smith (March 8, 1912 to October 18, 2003) was an American policitican. Smith was born in Williamson County, Texas in a family with 13 children. He was elected governor of Texas in 1968 and served from 1969 to 1973. www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/p/pr/preston_smith.html   (107 words)

Texas Politics - Governors: Preston Smith He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1945 and to the Texas Senate in 1956. Smith's second term was dominated by fallout from the Sharpstown scandal, which destroyed the career of House Speaker Gus Mutscher, derailed Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes, and resulted in the defeat of many long-term office-holders in the 1972 election. Smith returned to Lubbock after defeat in the 1972 election and was active in civic and business affairs. texaspolitics.laits.utexas.edu /html/exec/governors/26.html   (264 words)

NEWS Smith was injured Sept. 2 in a single-car accident and was briefly hospitalized. Smith was elected governor in 1968 and re-elected in 1970. As governor, Smith was the driving force behind establishment of a medical school at Tech, which altered the university's landscape and put Lub bock on the map as a major player in Texas health care. www.fiestasdelllano.org /news/archive.asp?article=103   (678 words)

Texas Politics - Lieutenant Governors: Preston E. Smith Finally, smith accepted as many speaking appointments as his schedule would allow, especially while serving as lieutenant governor, feeling that this was the best way to both ascertain voter opinion on issues as well as inform his constituents about the intricacies and problems of state government. Smith served in the House of Representatives of the 49th Legislature and was reelected to two consecutive terms. Smith and his wife of 60 years, Ima, are the parents of a grown son and daughter. texaspolitics.laits.utexas.edu /html/leg/ltgovernors/25.html   (591 words)

Tejano Bob's Texas Page Came to Texas from Mississippi June 3, 1836 after raising a company of volunteers to join the revolution, but he was too late for the battle of San Jacinto. Appointed the Texas minister to England and France in 1837 and was instrumental in getting trade agreements with those nations and recognition of Texas independence. Texas was admitted to the Union in 1845 and Houston was elected one of its first senators. www.angelfire.com /tx/tejanobob/texas.html   (2901 words)

Governor Preston Smith - Texas State Library Preston Smith grew up in humble circumstances in Central and West Texas. He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1944, the Texas Senate in 1956, and lieutenant governor in 1962. Due to Smith, four new state schools were created, as well as two medical schools, a dental school, and a nursing school. www.tsl.state.tx.us /governors/modern/smith-p01.html   (183 words)

Former Texas Governor Preston Smith Dies at 91   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Preston Smith, the unassuming and accessible former Texas governor known for his polka-dot ties and focus on the state’s higher education system, died Saturday in a Lubbock hospital. Smith was widely known for his accessibility, holding frequent news conferences and becoming known as the “people’s governor.” Friends said he always returned every phone message and regularly greeted Capitol visitors. Preston Earnest Smith was born on March 8, 1912, in the Williamson County town of Corn Hill. www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1003855/posts   (1679 words)

Texas State Flag and other information A so-called "Zavala flag" is sometimes flown in Texas today that consists of a blue field with a white five-pointed star in the center and letters "T E X A S" between the star points, but there is no historical evidence to support this flag's design. The pledge to the Texas flag may be recited at all public and private meetings at which the pledge of allegiance to the national flag is recited and at state historical events and celebrations. The state song of Texas is "Texas, Our Texas." The music was written by the late William J. Marsh (who died Feb. 1, 1971, in Fort Worth at age 90), and the words by Marsh and Gladys Yoakum Wright, also of Fort Worth. www.anchorflagandflagpole.com /Texas.htm   (2194 words)

Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Preston Smith, 91, ex-governor of Texas LUBBOCK, Texas -- Preston E. Smith, the former Texas governor known for his assortment of polka-dot ties and his old-fashioned electioneering, died Saturday of pneumonia. Smith, a Democrat who was elected governor in 1968 and served two terms, relied on personal contacts, face-to-face campaigning, and direct mail. Smith's second term as governor was dominated by fallout from an influence-peddling scandal that resulted in the defeat of many long-term officeholders in the 1972 election. www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2003/10/20/preston_smith_91_ex_governor_of_texas   (283 words)

Smith In August of 2003 former Texas Governor Preston Smith was interviewed in the KTXT-TV television studio by his friend, the legendary radio personality Misty. Preston Smith was born on March 8, 1912, in Williamson County, Texas. Although Preston Smith got the idea to run for governor when he was nine, his public career actually began during World War II and lasted for almost 30 years. www.ktxt.org /productionSmith.htm   (385 words)

The Three Texas Navies In 1836 when Texas proclaimed its Independence from Mexico, the small nation was immediately faced with invasion, on land and sea by overwhelming forces from Mexico---a power having many times the population and naval and military resources of the infant Republic of Texas. The Texas Navy harried the Mexican coast from the Rio Grande to the Yucatan for three strenuous years and dominated the Mexican fleet which was largely commanded by mercenary officers on furlough from Britain's Royal Navy. She was named for the Commodore of the Second Texas Navy and along with the naming of a Texas county in the panhandle of Texas (Moore County), these are the only tributes that have been made to this brave Texan. www.wintertexans.com /texasnavy.htm   (1754 words)

Reporter-News Online: Texas News -- Preston Smith recovering from pneumonia LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Former Gov. Preston Smith is recovering from pneumonia at a Lubbock hospital. Preston Smith, a Democrat, served as the 38th Texas governor from 1969-73. Smith, a longtime Lubbock resident, is known for his trademark polka-dot ties. www.texnews.com /1998/2003/texas/texas_Preston_S228.html   (205 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) SMITH, PRESTON EARNEST (1912~2003) Preston Earnest Smith, Governor of Texas, was born March 8, 1912, in Williamson County, Texas. Smith's two terms as Governor were severely marred by political unrest throughout the United States and scandal in Texas. Smith lost his bid for a third term in office and returned to Lubbock. www.cemetery.state.tx.us /pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=7163   (604 words)

Medical School - Texas Tech Turns 75 Former Texas Gov. Preston Smith was a key player in bringing a school of medicine to the South Plains. But from 1963, when Smith was elected lieutenant governor, to 1969, when he won the race for governor, political forces opposing the placement of a medical school in West Texas won. Preston Smith concluded: ''It's hard to realize what a tremendous asset this institution is, not only from the economic aspect, but from the services the faculty and students render to people. www.redraiders.com /techs75th/medschool.htm   (1606 words)

Barbecue, O. Henry, UT student anti-war protest and Governor Preston Smith cross paths. Smith and his DPS security detail left the Capitol and drove in a state vehicle to a popular BBQ place on 5th Street. Neither Gov. Smith nor his body guards paid any attention to a sign clearly indicating that parking was for museum patrons only. When Smith and the DPS officers returned to their car, they found a locked chain stretched across the entrance to the lot. www.texasescapes.com /MikeCoxTexasTales/164BarbecueBust.htm   (563 words)

Texas Monthly September 2001: The Ex-Governors Far from the bustle of the Capitol, the ex-governors of Texas are just like you and me (except they don't know where to park). Smith was able to help Tech raise $600,000 right off the bat to complete construction of the university's Ranching Heritage Center, but the banks got walloped by the economy of the late seventies. In the years that followed, Smith dabbled in public relations and real estate and tried unsuccessfully to recapture the governor's office, but Tech remained his great passion. www.texasmonthly.com /mag/issues/2001-09-01/politics2.php   (1161 words)

Reporter-News Online: Texas News -- Preston Smith shaken up in wreck LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Former Gov. Preston Smith was in satisfactory condition Wednesday following a minor accident in which he drove his car into a parking lot light pole in Lubbock. Smith told police he was having difficulty seeing because the sun was shining in his eyes, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported on its online edition Wednesday. Smith served as governor from 1969 to 1973. www.texnews.com /1998/2003/texas/texas_Preston_S93.html   (159 words)

Blog of Death: Preston Smith Preston E. Smith, the former governor of Texas, died on Oct. 15 from pneumonia. A conservative Democrat known for his polka-dot bow ties, Smith was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1944, the Texas Senate in 1956 and the lieutenant governor's office in 1962. Smith received numerous awards, including the John Ben Shepperd Outstanding Texas Leader Award, the George Mahon Honor Role of Public Service and the Masonic 50-Year Membership Award. www.blogofdeath.com /archives/000475.html   (321 words)

The Story of Texas – The Museum -About Bob Bullock Considered one of the most outstanding Texas political leaders of the 20th Century, he was often compared to US House Speaker Sam Rayburn and President Lyndon B. Johnson. Bullock's accomplishments in the area of tort reform, health and juvenile justice, as well as the state's educational funding system, were shaped by his drive as a problem-solver. Bullock, a native of Hillsboro, was a graduate of Hill College, Texas Tech University and Baylor University Law School. www.thestoryoftexas.com /the_museum/special/about_bob_bullock_web.html   (409 words)

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center :: Libraries The Preston Smith Library of the Health Sciences serves the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center students, faculty and staff of the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Allied Health. As the major resource for biomedical information in West Texas and as a component library of the TTUHSC Libraries of the Health Sciences, this flagship of the system also serves health professionals, hospitals, clinics and the general public throughout the South Plains area. The Preston Smith Library of the Health Sciences shares the status of Resource Library for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, as well as the distinction of Association of Research Libraries status with the other three libraries of the TTUHSC system. austin.ttuhsc.edu /libraries   (230 words)

Handbook of Texas Online: Texas is one of more than forty states with film commissions. In spite of its small budget, the Texas Film Commission has helped Texas to assume the rank of fourth among the states (behind California, New York, and Florida) in the production of movies and television shows, and the industry has brought corresponding cultural and financial profits. The Handbook of Texas Online is a joint project of The General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State Historical Association. www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/TT/mdt14.html   (305 words)

Texas Monthly May 1974: The Avalon Drug Store The ruling troika of Smith, Barnes, and Mutscher was sent packing; Dolph Briscoe was elected and is running again, this time for four years; and the trials continue in Dallas. Thus the tossing of the coin before the kickoff of Texas’ own Watergate caper took place in an hour, amidst kids and moms, hippies and hung-over swells, mechanics and maids, all in a day’s activities at the Avalon. There are these feelings about the new drugstores you cannot escape: that the place was built the night before, that the pharmacists should be wearing conical hats like Nostradamus with the embroidered planets and zodiac signs, that if you were blindfolded, nine times out of ten you could not name the drugstore you were in. www.texasmonthly.com /mag/issues/1974-05-01/reporter.php   (625 words)

Preston Smith Preston's music can be heard on the "Cocktail" soundtrack as well as numerous TV commercials, and he has appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Smith moved to New York for a while, where he sharpened his focus on the blues and jazz that were always the foundation of his sound. Smith does sing the blues, but he's quick to note that his music is not restricted to the 12-bar form. www.bassharp.com /preston.htm   (3192 words)

Preston Smith Elementary School - LubbockSchools.com - Presented by the LubbockOnline Network Preston Smith Elementary School is one of Lubbock Independent School District's newest schools, built in 1987. Preston Smith Elementary School will soon have Internet capability in each classroom, according to school officials. In the 2000-2001 school year, Preston Smith Elementary School obtained a middle-childhood classroom, which serves students with severe physical and mental disabilities. www.lubbockschools.com /data/lesmith.shtml   (333 words)

Preston Smith recovering at UMC after collapse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Former Texas Gov. Preston Smith was taken to University Medical Center on Friday night after reportedly collapsing at Lubbock Country Club, 3400 Mesa Road, at about 8:15 p.m. He was attending a Texas Tech Chancellor Council's scholarship award dinner for council members. Smith, 84, was the state's 38th governor, having served from 1969 to 1973. www.lubbockonline.com /news/022297/preston.htm   (78 words)

Handbook of Texas Online: The office of chief executive in Texas, if the earlier history of the area is considered, is older than the union of the American states and earlier by almost a century than the presidency of the United States. Most governors of Texas received at least some higher education from Texas institutions, while several held degrees from such schools as Harvard University, the College of William and Mary, Virginia Military Institute, and the University of Virginia. More governors have come from East and Central Texas than any other geographic area; in the 1960s and 1970s Preston Smith (Northwest), John Connally (South), and Dolph Briscoe (Southwest) were the first governors to come from their respective areas. www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/GG/mbg3.html   (1882 words)

Attorney Preston Smith, Cox, Byington, Corwin, Niedrach, Atkins, Smith & Perkins, Rome, Georgia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Preston W. Smith is a partner with the firm having a general practice in several areas of the law including the areas of commercial and general litigation, real estate, wills, trusts & estates planning, corporate practice, partnership and business agreements, adoptions, municipal/government law and zoning issues. Smith has been appointed to the legislative oversight committee of the public Defenders Standards Council overseeing Georgia's new criminal defense system for the indigent. Smith was also named to the list of 21 rising star lawyers in Georgia by The Fulton County Daily Report. www.coxbyington.com /bio/PrestonSmith.asp   (740 words)

Texas Tech University System :: Texas Tech Establishes Professorship for the School of Law Texas Tech School of Law officials will announce today the establishment of the $500,000 Preston Smith Regents Endowed Professorship. Smith graduated from the then Texas Technological College in 1934. During that time, Smith was instrumental in the creation of Texas Tech’s School of Medicine and School of Law. www.texastech.edu /giving/news/preston_smith.php   (233 words)

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