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Tom Holmes political career spans livestock to state senate
Granbury businessman Tom Holmes, rooted in Glen Rose and Wise County, built a career from livestock to politics. A 1953 graduate, Air Force veteran, and longtime representative, he chaired key committees, boosted funding for Weatherford Junior College and Tarleton State, and pushed rural infrastructure and environmental measures in the Texas Legislature.
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Glen Rose High School
Somervell County
Weatherford Junior College
Tarleton State College
U.S. Air Force
Tom Holmes
Livestock Commission
Fort Worth
United States
Junior Chamber of Commerce
First Methodist Church
Granbury Chamber of Commerce
Lion’s Club
Dist
Hood
Parker
Wise
Erath
Wise County
Decatur
State Department of Agriculture