OH 0502 | Oral History

OH 0502

ALLRED, David (b. 1936)

Profession: Journalist
Notable: son of former Governor James V. Allred, Democrat
Political Service: Texas House of Representatives
Political Party: Democrat
His experiences and personal views as a member of the Special sessions of the Sixty-first Legislature. One-Year versus two-year budget; increase in sales tax; Expansion of sales tax; “grocery tax”; conflicts with Speaker Gus Mutscher; beer lobby; views on corporate taxes; voter disillusionment; urban-rural conflicts; Wichita Falls politics; his campaign for reelection; contest for House speakership.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 101 pp
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Ronald E. Marcello
Date of Interview April 7, 1970

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