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==Ten years in the legislature==

==Ten years in the legislature==

Carr was elected to the Texas House of Representatives from Lubbock District 19 in 1950. During his ensuing ten years of service, he focused on West Texas water quality and availability. Under his leadership, the legislature proposed a constitutional amendment and passed enabling legislation to establish the Texas Water Development Board. At its creation, the board was authorized to issue up to $200 million in water development bonds for the purpose of funding local water projects. Carr also helped to establish a [[code of ethics]] for legislators and [[lobbyist]]s. He promoted [[tourism]] and industrial development.<ref name=bio/>

Carr was elected to the Texas House of Representatives from Lubbock District 19 in 1950. During his ensuing ten years of service, he focused on West Texas water quality and availability. Under his leadership, the legislature proposed a constitutional amendment and passed enabling legislation to establish the Texas Water Development Board. At its creation, the board was authorized to issue up to $200 million in water development bonds for the purpose of funding local water projects. Carr also helped to establish a code of ethics for legislators and [[lobbyist]]s. He promoted [[tourism]] and industrial development.<ref name=bio/>

He was also Speaker of the House for two consecutive terms, having served from 195 to 1961. In his first election as Speaker, he won by eight votes 79-71 over his fellow Democratic member Joe Burkett, Jr. Through 1958, he was only the third person in Texas history to have been elected to two consecutive terms as Speaker. In the legislature Carr pushed for the creation of the Texas Youth Council and the recodification of juvenile laws, the modernization of [[workers' compensation]] statutes, the reorganization of the Texas Department of Insurance, and the authorization and financing of a new Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building in Austin.<ref name=bio/>

He was also Speaker of the House for two consecutive terms, having served from 195 to 1961. In his first election as Speaker, he won by eight votes 79-71 over his fellow Democratic member Joe Burkett, Jr. Through 1958, he was only the third person in Texas history to have been elected to two consecutive terms as Speaker. In the legislature Carr pushed for the creation of the Texas Youth Council and the recodification of juvenile laws, the modernization of [[workers' compensation]] statutes, the reorganization of the Texas Department of Insurance, and the authorization and financing of a new Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building in Austin.<ref name=bio/>