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Senator Hazlewood worked for passage of legislation establishing the first loan program in any state that permitted tuition-free education at Texas colleges and universities for returning veterans of [[World War II]]. Later, he co-sponsored the Hinson-Hazlewood program, the first plan in any state to offer low-interest state loans to Texas college students. He authored the legislation that elevated his ''alma mater'' to the full-fledged WTAMU. He was subsequently appointed by Democratic [[Governor]] [[Preston  Smith]] to the WTAMU board of regents.<ref name=agn/>​

Senator Hazlewood worked for passage of legislation establishing the first loan program in any state that permitted tuition-free education at Texas colleges and universities for returning veterans of [[World War II]]. Later, he co-sponsored the Hinson-Hazlewood program, the first plan in any state to offer low-interest state loans to Texas college students. He authored the legislation that elevated his ''alma mater'' to the full-fledged WTAMU. He was subsequently appointed by Democratic [[Governor]] [[Preston  Smith]] to the WTAMU board of regents.<ref name=agn/>​

Hazlewood created the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, which led to the building of Lake Meredith, a major water source for the northern Texas Panhandle. In the late 1940s, he co-sponsored the original farm-to-market road program, which in time paved in asphalt the previous rural dirt roads.<ref name=agn/> In 1963, Hazlewood was chairman of the influential Senate Finance Committee during the tenure of Governor [[John Connally]]. Among his interests was obtaining state appropriations for the transportation of [[tuberculosis]] patients to and from state hospitals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinions/opinions/43carr/op/1963/pdf/wc0038.pdf|title=Letter from Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr to Senator Hazlewood|date=March 18, 1963|publisher=oag.state.tx.us|accessdate=April 17, 2010; no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>​

Hazlewood created the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, which led to the building of Lake Meredith, a major water source for the northern Texas Panhandle. In the late 1940s, he co-sponsored the original farm-to-market road program, which in time paved in asphalt the previous rural dirt roads.<ref name=agn/> In 1963, Hazlewood was chairman of the influential Senate Finance Committee during the tenure of Governor [[John Connally]]. Among his interests was obtaining state appropriations for the transportation of [[tuberculosis]] patients to and from state hospitals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinions/opinions/43carr/op/1963/pdf/wc0038.pdf|title=Letter from Texas Attorney General[[ Waggoner Carr]] to Senator Hazlewood|date=March 18, 1963|publisher=oag.state.tx.us|accessdate=April 17, 2010; no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>​

Hazlewood obtained state support for the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon and even helped to maintain the museum for a time with his own financial backing. He left his papers to the museum and contributed $20,000 toward the construction of the museum archives. The Hazlewood papers are hence available to researchers through WTAMU. Hazlewood sponsored the creation of Texas' first municipal hospital supported by [[property tax]]es. The hospital, located in Amarillo, became subsequently a model for other cities. Through a gift from his estate to the Amarillo Area Foundation, several scholarships for Panhandle students are still offered in Hazlewood's name.<ref name=agn/>​

Hazlewood obtained state support for the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon and even helped to maintain the museum for a time with his own financial backing. He left his papers to the museum and contributed $20,000 toward the construction of the museum archives. The Hazlewood papers are hence available to researchers through WTAMU. Hazlewood sponsored the creation of Texas' first municipal hospital supported by [[property tax]]es. The hospital, located in Amarillo, became subsequently a model for other cities. Through a gift from his estate to the Amarillo Area Foundation, several scholarships for Panhandle students are still offered in Hazlewood's name.<ref name=agn/>​

Hazlewood's former Senate seat is now held by Kelton Gray "Kel" Seliger (born 1953), a [[Moderate Republican]] and a former [[mayor]] of Amarillo.

Hazlewood's former Senate seat was later held by Kelton Gray "Kel" Seliger (born 1953), a [[Moderate Republican]] and a former [[mayor]] of Amarillo. When Seliger did not seek reelection in 2022, the post went to another Republican, Kevin Sparks.

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