Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, December 1, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, December 1, 1969

Interview with former Democratic Texas Senator Oscar H. Mauzy, an attorney from Dallas. The interview includes his personal experiences and views as a member of the Special Sessions of the Sixty-first Legislature.
Date: July 15, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Ralph Hall, 1970-1971 (open access)

Oral History Interviews with Ralph Hall, 1970-1971

Interview with Ralph Hall, an attorney, a former county judge, a businessman, and a Democratic member of the Texas Senate from Rockwall. He discusses his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-first and Sixty-second Legislatures. Hall talks about the one-year versus two-year budget, tax legislation, the University of Texas at Dallas, teacher pay raises, anti-riot legislation, the state sales tax, the "grocery tax," the destination tax, Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes, deficit financing, the corporate profits tax, as well as the Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal, ethics legislation, redistricting, his campaign for the office of lieutenant governor, and Governor Preston Smith.
Date: {1970-01-17,1971-07-02}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hall, Ralph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with David Allred, April 7, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with David Allred, April 7, 1970

Interview with Democratic Representative and political journalist David Allred from Wichita Falls, Texas. In the interview, Dave discusses his experiences as a member of the Special sessions of the Sixty-first Legislature. He also describes his personal views on issues including one-year versus two-year budgets, increases in sales tax, the expansion of sales tax, "grocery tax", conflicts with Speaker Gus Mutscher, beer lobbying, corporate taxes, voter disillusionment, urban-rural conflicts, Wichita Falls politics, and his campaign for reelection and contest for House speakership.
Date: April 7, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allred, David
System: The UNT Digital Library