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Nov 15, 2007 · Ann Richards, state treasurer and forty-fifth governor of Texas, daughter of Cecil and Ona Willis, was born in Lacy-Lakeview, Texas, on September 1, 1933. Richards entered Waco High School in 1946 and dropped her first name Dorothy and was known as Ann thereafter.
The Texas State Treasury Department Records, 1866-1936, 1950-1964, contains legal documents, financial records, bonds, and correspondence, which document the activities of the Treasury Dept. and its relation to other state offices.
She had just become the first woman in 50 years to hold state office in Texas. Richards was a highly successful state treasurer. Until her tenure, no treasurer had ever put Texas state funds in interest-bearing accounts before paying them out for state expenditures.
Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.
Jul 1, 1995 · The office of state treasurer described in the Constitution of 1876 was established as a state office by the Constitution of 1845 and superseded a similar office in the Republic of Texas. The treasurer was elected and served for four years as head of the State Treasury Department.
Texas State Treasurer was an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the state government of Texas, responsible for overseeing the financial operations of state government. The position was established in the Constitution of 1876. It was officially abolished on August 31, 1996.
Jan 27, 2021 · In 1976, she was elected to the Travis County Commissioner’s Court, defeating a three-term incumbent as a first-time candidate. Six years later, in 1982, she was elected the Texas State Treasurer becoming the first woman to do so. In 1986, she was reelected as treasurer.
