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1. apnews.com › united-states-government-general-newsLongtime Texas US Rep. Jack Brooks dead at 89 | AP News

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   Dec 5, 2012 · Longtime Texas US Rep. Jack Brooks dead at 89. HOUSTON (AP) — Jack Brooks hounded government bureaucrats, drafted President Richard Nixon’s articles of impeachment and supported civil rights bills in a congressional career spanning 42 years.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jack_Brooks_(AmericanJack Brooks (American politician) - Wikipedia

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   Jack Bascom Brooks (December 18, 1922 – December 4, 2012) was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Texas who served 42 years in the United States House of Representatives, initially representing Texas's 2nd congressional district from 1953 through 1967, and then, after district boundaries were redrawn in 1966, the 9th ...

4. www.nytimes.com › 2012/12/06 › usFormer Congressman Jack Brooks Dies at 89 - The New York Times

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   Dec 5, 2012 · Dec. 5, 2012. Jack Brooks, an irascible, cigar-chomping former Texas congressman who over 42 years defied fellow Southerners to support civil rights, investigated abuses by Presidents Nixon and...

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   • HOUSTON (AP) — Jack Brooks hounded government bureaucrats, drafted President Richard Nixon’s articles of impeachment and supported civil rights bills in a congressional career spanning 42 years.

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   Who is Jack Bascom Brooks?

   • Jack Bascom Brooks was born Dec. 18, 1922, in Crowley, La., and moved to Texas at age 5. While in public schools, he worked as a carhop, grocery clerk, magazine salesman and a reporter for the Beaumont Enterprise. He attended Lamar University in Beaumont, then a two-year school, and earned a degree in journalism from the University of Texas.

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   Who was Bill Brooks?

   • He had strong political ties to prominent Texas Democrats, including Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn and President Lyndon B. Johnson. For over fifteen years, he was the dean of the Texas congressional delegation. Brooks was born in Crowley, Louisiana, on December 18, 1922, and moved to Beaumont, Texas, at age 5 with his family.

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   Who is Jim Brooks?

   • Outgoing Chair, Cllr Jim Brooks started the meeting and gave thanks to all those who supported him during his year as Chair of the council . He also acknowledged the challenging circumstances of this, and the last two years.

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6. www.panews.com › 2021/11/13 › new-website-coversNew website covers iconic Jack Brooks’ life and career

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   Nov 13, 2021 · The project website explores the life and public service of Congressman Jack Brooks through a digital repository of newly digitized primary source materials from the Jack Brooks Papers.

7. www.washingtonpost.com › local › obituariesJack Brooks, powerful congressman from Texas, dies at 89

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   Dec 6, 2012 · Jack Brooks, who served 42 years in the U.S. House of Representatives as an unpredictable but influential Texas Democrat, and who was one of the few politicians who cast fear in President...

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9. democrats-judiciary.house.gov › news › documentRemembering Jack Brooks, Former Judiciary Committee Chairman

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   Dec 5, 2012 · Remembering Jack Brooks, Former Judiciary Committee Chairman. Late Tuesday evening, former representative, and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Jack Brooks (D-Texas) passed away in his hometown of Beaumont in Texas.

10. www.msnbc.com › politicsnation › jack-brooks-earlyJack Brooks, early civil rights supporter, dies at 89 - MSNBC

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    Dec 5, 2012 · Sen.... Dec. 5, 2012, 11:15 AM PST. By Morgan Whitaker, Morgan Whitaker. Former Democratic Congressman Jack Brooks, who passed away late Tuesday at the age of 89, may be best known for being...