Thomas Hutcheson Bass (January 11, 1927 – March 3, 2019) was a Texas politician, professor, and third-generation Houstonian. In addition to his many years teaching at the high school and university level, he served in the House of Representatives and in Harris County government.[1]
He was one of the founding members of the "Dirty Thirty" and served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1963 until his election as Harris County Commissioner in 1974. In 1984, as a result of his flood control efforts while county commissioner, Tom Bass Regional Park was dedicated in his name. He left the Commissioner's Court in 1985 and helped in the successful adoption of the first 9-1-1 District in Texas; in 2008, the Greater Harris County 9-1-1 building was opened and named the Tom Bass Building in his honor.
His remains are interred at Texas State Cemetery in Austin.[2]