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OH 0617

His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-eighth Legislature. Comments about the Speaker of the House Gib Lewis; committee assignments; rule changes; comments about Governor Mark White; tax bills; appropriations; pay raises for teachers; Public Utilities Commission.

OH 0516

His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-sixth Texas Legislature. Anti-consumer legislation; lobby influence; comments about Governor William Clements; compensation for victims of crime; Regional Transportation Act; “Killer Bees.”

OH 0481

His experiences and personal views as a member of the Second Special Session of the Sixty-fifth Texas Legislature. Influence of Proposition 13 in California; opposition to Special Session; repeal of sales tax on utility bills; modification of inheritance tax exemptions; ad valorem tax; taxation on agricultural land; Peveto Bill.

OH 0306

Attorney, member of the Texas Senate from Garland, Democrat. His role in the passage of public utilities legislation during the Sixty-fourth Legislature.

OH 0305

Attorney, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Houston, Republican. Her experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. Decision to enter politics; personal political philosophy; House speakership race; committee appointments; budget surplus and appropriations; public school financing; public utilities legislation; constitutional revision; urban mass transit legislation; anti-rape legislation; comments about Governor Dolph Briscoe.