Complex sentence: In 1881, Temple Lea Houston was named district attorney for the 35th Judicial District, and was elected to the Texas State Senate in 1884, two years before he met the minimum age requirement of twenty-six.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1881, he was named district attorney for the 35th Judicial District. He was elected to the Texas State Senate in 1884, two years before he met the minimum age requirement of twenty-six.