Dolph Briscoe Jr., Governor of Texas from 1973 to 1979, lifelong resident of Uvalde, Texas. The Briscoe family settled in Fort Bend County in 1832. Dolph's grandfather, Andrew Briscoe, signed the Texas Declaration of Independence and led a company of soldiers in the Battle of San Jacinto. He then became the first elected judge of Harris County, Sam Houston appointed him to this position. Dolph's father, Dolph Briscoe Sr., was appointed chairman of the Texas Racing Commission from 1930 to 1933. Dolph Sr. was also a very close associate of Ross Sterling, governor of Texas and founder of the Humble Oil Company. Dolph Jr. was born on April 23, 1923, after becoming valedictorian of Uvalde High School, he attended the University of Texas and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. While at the University of Texas, Dolph Jr. met Janey Slaughter and eventually married her in 1942. Briscoe later enlisted in the Army as a private and rose to the rank of officer after serving in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II. He first entered politics after returning from the service, in 1948 he ran for state representative where he won his first election and from 1949 to 1957 he served as representative. He was the best-known author of the Colson-Briscoe farm-to-market highway system, and held key positions on the agriculture and highway committees. With the death of Dolph Sr. in 1954, Dolph Jr. chose not to seek his fifth term as a state representative and instead return to the livestock industry. This led Dolph Jr. to become the state's number one landowner in 1972, and in 1960 he helped the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association raise three million dollars alone...... middle paper......be open I feel like Briscoe really restored faith in politics to the citizens of the state of Texas. These two policies are still contested and considered upheld today in our society. I think this is the true definition of one or more great policies. A policy has to hold up and hold up over time to be considered a great bill, and I believe that's exactly what both do. That said, I believe these two bills are among the most important in the areas in which they apply. Therefore, Briscoe can be said to be responsible for two of Texas' best policies, since he was governor when they were implemented. https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/AG_Publications/pdfs/openmeeting_hb.pdf http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/docs/Rangra%20Final%20Order.PDF,2