OH 0071 | Oral History

OH 0071

HALE, L. Dewitt (b. 1917)

Profession: Attorney
Political Service: Texas House of Representatives
Political Party: Democrat
His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-First Legislature. One-year versus two-year budget; comments about Governor Preston smith and Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes; revenue bills; corporate income tax; welfare legislation; state minimum wage law; education legislation; creation of new four-year colleges; beer and liquor lobby; changes in state sales tax base; personal legislation; redistricting under “one-man, one-vote” U.S. Supreme court decision.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 64 pp
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Ronald E. Marcello
Date of Interview October 16, 1970

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