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OH 0483

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeMAUZY, Oscar (b. 1926)
ProfessionsAttorney
Political PartyDemocrat
Political ServiceTexas Senate

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0483
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis 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.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description45 pp
Terms of UseOpen