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Wilfred Roy Cousins, Sr.
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William Roy Cousins was a Texas Democratic politician and a member of the Texas Senate between 1913 and 1934. He also served as a state county judge as well as a school superintendent prior to becoming a judge. He retired to private practice in 1934 and worked as an attorney until his passing in 1976. Family Cousins had two sons, Wilfred Roy Cousins (who would eventually succeed him as a state senator) and Weldon Cousins.<ref name="texas.gov"/> Political career Texas Senate Cousins served in the Senate of Texas for an astonishing 24 years, representing Beaumont and Jefferson Counties.<ref name="texas.gov"/> Among his many legislative achievements included the first medical practice act passed in the state of Texas, as well as the creation of the Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, one of four independent public universities in Texas. He also authored and sponsored the bill which authorized the building of the Rainbow Bridge (originally named the Port Arthur-Orange Bridge) between Orange County and Port Arthur.<ref name"TexasHistory" /><ref name"texas.gov" /> 
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