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OH 0160

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeHALL, Ralph (b. 1923)
ProfessionsAttorney, former county judge, Businessman
Political PartyDemocrat
Political ServiceTexas Senate

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0160
Date(s) of interview -
DescriptionHis experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-first and Sixty-second Legislatures. One-year versus two-year budget; tax legislation; University of Texas at Dallas; teacher pay raise; anti-riot legislation; state sales tax; “grocery tax”; destination tax; comments about Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes; deficit financing; corporate profits tax; Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal; ethics legislation; redistricting; his campaign for the office of lieutenant governor; comments about Governor Preston Smith.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description109 pp
Terms of UseOpen