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Briscoe lost his bid for nomination to a third term in 1978 to fellow Democrat John Luke Hill, who then was narrowly defeated for the office by Republican [[Bill Clements]]. Briscoe was the last Texas Democrat to earn reelection to the office. His two successor Democrats, [[Mark White]] and [[Ann Richards]], lost their reelection bids, respectively, in 1986 to Clements and in 1994 to [[George W. Bush]].

Briscoe lost his bid for nomination to a third term in 1978 to fellow Democrat John Luke Hill, who then was narrowly defeated for the office by Republican [[Bill Clements]]. Briscoe was the last Texas Democrat to earn reelection to the office. His two successor Democrats, [[Mark White]] and [[Ann Richards]], lost their reelection bids, respectively, in 1986 to Clements and in 1994 to [[George W. Bush]].

Briscoe's political mentors included [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[John Nance Garner]], U.S. House Speaker [[Sam Rayburn]], and Governor Ross Sterling. In later years, he became personally close to Republican Governor [[Rick Perry]].

Briscoe's political mentors included [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[John Nance Garner]], a long-term Uvalde resident, U.S. House Speaker [[Sam Rayburn]], and Governor Ross Sterling. In later years, he became personally close to Republican Governor [[Rick Perry]].

Before his death, Briscoe established the Dolph and Janey Briscoe Fund for Texas History at the [[University of Texas at Austin]].  

Before his death, Briscoe established the Dolph and Janey Briscoe Fund for Texas History at the [[University of Texas at Austin]].