The article referred to Kothmann as "easily the densest member of the Senate" and noted he "has no legislative program of any consequence and seems proud of the fact".
[10] Kothmann wrote and helped to secure passage of SB 276 to establish the San Antonio State School, a long-term residential facility for the mentally retarded.
"[13] In 1979, Kothmann was a member of the Killer Bees,[14] the group of twelve quorum-busting Democratic senators that hid out in an Austin garage apartment for 4+1⁄2 days.
In 1983, during the 68th Legislature, Kothmann was described as "hilariously inept" as he made a return appearance on the Texas Monthly Ten Worst list after a six-year absence.
"[15] After the 69th Legislature, Kothmann was described as a "monument to the indifference of the people of South San Antonio, who have endured nonrepresentation in the Senate for fourteen years" as he made his final appearance on the Texas Monthly Ten Worst list.