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'''Russell Bennett Cummings''' (October 6, 1925 &ndash; April 18, 2008) was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[Texas]] House of Representatives for District 22 in Harris County from 1967 to 1971,<ref>Texas Library and Archives, Austin, Texas, 512-463-5455</ref> who is best known for having worked for passage of the state's open meetings and open beaches laws. He lost his bid for a third term in the 1970 [[general election]] to [[Republican Party|Republican]] A. Sidney Bowers, III.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/membersearch.cfm|title=Russsell Cummings|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}</ref>

'''Russell Bennett Cummings''' (October 6, 1925 &ndash; April 18, 2008) was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[Texas]] House of Representatives for District 22 in Harris County from 1967 to 1971,<ref>Texas Library and Archives, Austin, Texas, 512-463-5455</ref> who is best known for having worked for passage of the state's open meetings and open beaches laws. He lost his bid for a third term in the 1970 [[general election]] to [[Republican Party|Republican]] A. Sidney Bowers, III.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/membersearch.cfm|title=Russsell Cummings|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}</ref>

In that same election, Republican then [[U.S. Representative]] [[George H. W. Bush]] lost his celebrated race against [[Lloyd Bentsen]], for the [[United States Senate]] seat vacated by [[Ralph Yarborough]], whom Bentsen had defeated in the Democratic [[primary]].​<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 1970.

In that same election, Republican then [[U.S. Representative]] [[George H. W. Bush]] lost his celebrated race against [[Lloyd Bentsen]], for the [[United States Senate]] seat vacated by [[Ralph Yarborough]], whom Bentsen had defeated in the Democratic [[primary]].​<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 1970.</ref>

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==Legislative record==​

==Legislative record==​

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==Business activities==​

==Business activities==​

Cummings formerly  operated a service station at Richmond and Montrose streets in Houston. In 1956, he launched a moving and storage business. He was vice president of the Houston chapter of the Texas Service Station Association and the Houston Movers Association and the president of the Richwood Civic Club. The Cummingses lived in Richwood from 1955 to 1973, when he became executive director of the Texas Mass Transportation Commission, which merged into the Texas Department of Transportation. He hence relocated to [[Austin]].<ref name=obit/>​

Cummings formerly  operated a service station at Richmond and Montrose streets in Houston. In 1956, he launched a moving and storage business. He was vice president of the Houston chapter of the Texas Service Station Association and the Houston Movers Association and the president of the Richwood Civic Club. The Cummingses lived in Richwood from 1955 to 1973, when he became executive director of the Texas Mass Transportation Commission, which merged into the Texas Department of Transportation. He hence relocated to [[Austin]].<ref name=obit/>​

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