Billy Hall (Texas politician)

William N. "Billy" Hall, Jr.
Billy Hall c. 1975 (Texas Legislative Reference Library)
Texas State Representative from District 57 (Webb County)
In office 1973–1987
Preceded by	Honoré Ligarde
Succeeded by	Henry Cuellar
Treasurer of Webb County, Texas
In office 1995 – February 19, 2002
Preceded by	Mike Urdiales
Succeeded by	Delia Perales
Personal details
Born	(1940-08-20)August 20, 1940 Laredo, Webb County Texas, USA
Died	February 19, 2002(2002-02-19) (aged 61) Laredo, Texas
Resting place	Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Laredo, Texas
Nationality	Hispanic-American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Annabelle Uribe Hall
Children	William N. Hall, III
Residence	Laredo, Texas
Alma mater	Martin High School Laredo Community College University of Texas at Austin
Occupation	Journalist; Educator; Banker

Martin High School
Laredo Community College

William N. "Billy" Hall, Jr. (August 20, 1940 – February 19, 2002), was a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Laredo, Texas, who served in District 57 from 1973 to 1987. He was subsequently the county treasurer of Webb County from 1995 until his death.

In 1959, Hall graduated from Martin High School, where he was a football player. The Martin team on which Hall played won the district championship in 1958. In 1963, Hall graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism. He was the former publisher of the South Texas Citizen, a newspaper started by his father, William Hall, Sr. Thereafter, Hall, Jr., sold the paper to a businessman in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. A former teacher, Hall was later like his House predecessor Honoré Ligarde an officer with the International Bank of Commerce owned by former gubernatorial candidate Tony Sanchez of Laredo.

Hall's House tenure corresponded with the administrations of Governors Dolph Briscoe, Bill Clements, and Mark Wells White. He did not seek an eighth two-year term in 1986 but instead contested the Democratic primary for the Texas State Senate, having lost to fellow Democrat Judith Zaffirini, a public relations specialist from Laredo. In the legislature, Hall was a strong advocate of Laredo State University (subsequently Texas A&M International University and located on a new campus off the Bob Bullock Expressway in east Laredo. Hall was a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, chaired the Law Enforcement and Liquor Regulation committees, and served on the Revenue and Taxation Committee.