58th Texas Legislature (1963)

Duration: 0:04:07

Year Published: 1963

Format: 16mm

Sound: silent

Description: Shot by cameraman Gordon Wilkison for Austin’s KTBC, this news footage captures a joint session of the 58th Texas Legislature at the State Capitol Building in Austin in 1963. Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Byron Tunnell engage in a spirited debate, while the assembled legislators vote on a bill.