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Benny Frank Barnes (born April 17, 1938) is an American real estate magnate, politician, and crisis manager, who formerly served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1965 to 1969 and the 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas from January 21, 1969, to January 16, 1973, for two two-year terms.
Within two years, the political careers of Mutscher, Smith, Barnes, and numerous other state officials would be ended by the Sharpstown scandal. President Johnson was not involved. 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.
Ben Barnes may refer to: Ben Barnes (actor) (born 1981), English actor; Ben Barnes (Texas politician) (born 1938), American politician and lobbyist in Texas; Ben Barnes (Shawnee), chief of the Shawnee Tribe, in Oklahoma; Ben Barnes (Maryland politician) (born 1975), American politician in Maryland
Longtime Pasco residents Felix Vargas, left, and Dallas Barnes share stories about the Lewis Street underpass built in 1937 for the BNSF railroad tracks. The historic and very narrow underpass ...
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Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe has testified about his people's experiences at boarding schools. "It's not an academic discussion," Barnes said. The Shawnee Tribe has been investigating the ...
Ben Barnes: Preceded by: John Connally: Succeeded by: Dolph Briscoe: 35th Lieutenant Governor of Texas; In office January 15, 1963 – January 21, 1969: Governor: John Connally: Preceded by: Ben Ramsey: Succeeded by: Ben Barnes: Member of the Texas Senate from the 28th district; In office January 8, 1957 – January 8, 1963 [1] Preceded by ...
The roof of the building contained a large 113-foot (34 m) by 8½ foot electronic message sign; during the 93 second message cycle 10 different advertising and community messages could be flashed (with an 8-second pause between messages). Due to the 1973 City of Dallas sign ordinance banning rooftop signs, the message sign went dark in 1973. [4]