Retired state Sen. Carlos Truan, 76, dies Tuesday evening at his home
CORPUS CHRISTI — Carlos Aaron Truan, who pioneered bilingual education in public schools as one of the state’s longest-serving legislators, died Tuesday at his home in Corpus Christi. He was 76.
Truan served 34 years in the Texas Legislature. He was elected to the House in 1968, where he sponsored and pushed for a bill to allow teachers to speak Spanish in state schools. His determination paved the way for the Bilingual Education Act, which was passed in 1969.
He was elected to the Senate in 1977 after serving in the House as a member of the “Dirty Thirty,” a group of lawmakers who pursued strict ethics reforms.
Lawmakers remembered Truan as a legendary debater whose marathon filibusters struck fear in the hearts of fellow lawmakers.
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