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Former State Representative [[Delwin Jones]] of Lubbock, who served in the House with Short in the early 1970s, described his friend as an advocate for rural and agricultural issues: "This is back in the day when we had a strong West Texas voice in Austin and he was a good one."<ref name=shortdies/> Former U.S. Representative Kent Hance said that “No one worked harder for his constituents than E L Short. He spent hours upon hours researching any issues a constituent in his district had."<ref name=shortdies/>​

Former State Representative [[Delwin Jones]] of Lubbock, who served in the House with Short in the early 1970s, described his friend as an advocate for rural and agricultural issues: "This is back in the day when we had a strong West Texas voice in Austin and he was a good one."<ref name=shortdies/> Former U.S. Representative Kent Hance said that “No one worked harder for his constituents than E L Short. He spent hours upon hours researching any issues a constituent in his district had."<ref name=shortdies/>​

Former House Speaker James E. "Pete" Laney of Hale Center eulogized Short at the former lawmaker's funeral at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin on June 29.<ref name=shortdies/>​ ​An exhibit with some of Short's political memorabilia is available at the Garza County Historical Museum in Post, Texas.​

Former House Speaker James E. "Pete" Laney of Hale Center eulogized Short at the former lawmaker's funeral at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin on June 29.<ref name=shortdies/>​ ​An exhibit with some of Short's political memorabilia is available at the [[Garza County (Texas) Historical Museum]] in the small city of Post, Texas.​

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