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In the Republican primary held on May 29, 2012, Jones, at the age of eighty-eight, failed in a bid to unseat Perry's successful bid for a second term n the House. In 2014, Jones entered the special election to fill the District 28 seat in the Texas State Senate vacated by [[Moderate Republican]] Robert Lloyd Duncan, who became chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. In this race, he again faced Charles Perry as well as several other candidates, including two other Republicans, E. M. Garza and later [[U.S. Representative]]  [[Jodey Arrington]] of Texas's 19th congressional district, and a Democrat, Greg Wortham. On August 31, 2014, ten days before the special election, Jones was listed in critical condition from an undisclosed illness and was admitted to Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.<ref name=specialelection>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/election/2014-08-31/sd-28-candidate-delwin-jones-critical-condition#.VASJnvldWS8|title=SD 28 candidate Delwin Jones in critical condition: Jones served for 30 years in the Texas House of Representatives during two stints|date=August 31, 2014|author=Sarah Rafique|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> Jones, with voters concerned about the status of his health and age, polled less than 2 percent of the vote. Perry won the election without the need for a runoff and thereby gained seniority over other new state senators who were elected on November 4. Jones, meanwhile, survived his illness, and lived another four years.  

In the Republican primary held on May 29, 2012, Jones, at the age of eighty-eight, failed in a bid to unseat Perry's successful bid for a second term n the House. In 2014, Jones entered the special election to fill the District 28 seat in the Texas State Senate vacated by [[Moderate Republican]] Robert Lloyd Duncan, who became chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. In this race, he again faced Charles Perry as well as several other candidates, including two other Republicans, E. M. Garza and later [[U.S. Representative]]  [[Jodey Arrington]] of Texas's 19th congressional district, and a Democrat, Greg Wortham. On August 31, 2014, ten days before the special election, Jones was listed in critical condition from an undisclosed illness and was admitted to Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.<ref name=specialelection>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/election/2014-08-31/sd-28-candidate-delwin-jones-critical-condition#.VASJnvldWS8|title=SD 28 candidate Delwin Jones in critical condition: Jones served for 30 years in the Texas House of Representatives during two stints|date=August 31, 2014|author=Sarah Rafique|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|accessdate=September 1, 2014}}</ref> Jones, with voters concerned about the status of his health and age, polled less than 2 percent of the vote. Perry won the election without the need for a runoff and thereby gained seniority over other new state senators who were elected on November 4. Jones, meanwhile, survived his illness, and lived another four years.  

In his lengthy career, Jones wrote the legislation that created the Buffalo Lakes Water District, the University Medical Center (a teaching hospital), the Texas Tech Medical School, the Criminal District Attorney's Office for Lubbock County, the 137th District Court in Lubbock County, and the Seed Breeders Rights legislation that gave [[patent]]-type protection for seed developers. He authored the legislation that sets the legal standards for [[egg]]s and fruit sold in the state. He sponsored the law which requires that garbage be sterilized or heat-treated before it is fed to farm animals. He authored a state constitutional amendment to prevent excess tax increases on agricultural land. He was the author of the Texas Disabilities Act that requires all public buildings in Texas be accessible for the physically handicapped. He was designated "Farmer of the Year in Texas". He authored the bill that changed the name of Texas Technological College to Texas Tech University, effective September 1969.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lubbockonline/obituary.aspx?n=delwin-l-jones&pid=189715303|title=Delwin L. Jones obituary|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche Journal''|date=July 27, 2018}}</ref>

In his lengthy career, Jones wrote the legislation that created the Buffalo Lakes Water District, the University Medical Center (a teaching hospital), the Texas Tech Medical School, the Criminal District Attorney's Office for Lubbock County, the 137th District Court in Lubbock County, and the Seed Breeders Rights legislation that gave [[patent]]-type protection for seed developers. He authored the legislation that sets the legal standards for [[egg]]s and fruit sold in the state. He sponsored the law which requires that garbage be sterilized or heat-treated before it is fed to farm animals. He authored a state constitutional amendment to prevent excess tax increases on agricultural land. He was the author of the Texas Disabilities Act that requires all public buildings in Texas be accessible for the physically handicapped. He was designated "Farmer of the Year in Texas". He authored the bill that changed the name of Texas Technological College to Texas Tech University, effective September 1969.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lubbockonline/obituary.aspx?n=delwin-l-jones&pid=189715303|title=Delwin L. Jones obituary|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche Journal''|date=July 27, 2018}}</ref>

Jones sponsored the funding to construct the Lubbock State School, the Texas Tech Law School, the Texas Tech Museum, the Texas Tech Swine Research Center, and the Texas Tech Cotton, Wool, and Mohair Research Center. He was a charter member of the High Plains Underground Water District, the Plains Cotton Growers Association, and the Caprock American Business Club. He was a president of the Lubbock County [[Farm Bureau]].<ref name=obit/>

Jones sponsored the funding to construct the Lubbock State School, the Texas Tech Law School, the Texas Tech Museum, the Texas Tech Swine Research Center, and the Texas Tech Cotton, Wool, and Mohair Research Center. He was a charter member of the High Plains Underground Water District, the Plains Cotton Growers Association, and the Caprock American Business Club. He was a president of the Lubbock County [[Farm Bureau]].<ref name=obit/>