OH 0483 | Oral History

OH 0483

MAUZY, Oscar (b. 1926)

Profession: Attorney
Political Service: Texas Senate
Political Party: Democrat
His experiences and personal views as a member of the Second Special Session of the Sixty-fifth Legislature. Influence of Proposition 13 in California; ad valorem taxation; roles of Speaker Bill Clayton, Janey and Governor Dolph Briscoe in call for a special session; election year politics; Senate caucus; repeal of sales tax on residential utility bills; increase in inheritance tax exemptions; taxation of agricultural and timber land; homestead exemptions for the elderly; Peveto Bill.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 45 pp
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Ronald E. Marcello
Date of Interview October 23, 1978

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