Richard Slack

Richard C. Slack

Full Name: Richard Clay "Dick" Slack
Date of birth: December 20, 1914
Date of death: March 1, 2013

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 69 Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981 66th   Democrat Pecos / Reeves   Crane, Ector, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
H 69 Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979 65th   Democrat Pecos / Reeves Speaker Pro Tem, 1/17/1977.   Crane, Ector, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
H 69 Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977 64th   Democrat Pecos / Reeves Speaker Pro Tem, 1/27/1975.   Crane, Ector, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
H 69 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 63rd   Democrat Pecos / Reeves   Crane, Ector, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
H 69 Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 62nd   Democrat Pecos / Reeves   Culberson, Ector, Hudspeth, Loving, Reeves, Winkler
H 69 Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 61st   Democrat Pecos / Reeves   Culberson, Ector, Hudspeth, Loving, Reeves, Winkler
H 69-F Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 60th   Democrat Pecos / Reeves   Ector, Loving, Reeves, Winkler
H 73 Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 59th   Democrat Pecos / Reeves   Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Winkler
H 73 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 58th (1)   Democrat Pecos / Reeves   Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Winkler
H 104 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Pecos / Reeves   Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward
H 104 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Pecos / Reeves   Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward
H 104 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th (2)   Democrat Pecos / Reeves   Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward
H 104 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Pecos / Reeves   Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward
H 104 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd   Democrat Pecos / Reeves   Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.
(2) Various interests. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 69
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981
Legislatures: 66th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Crane, Ector, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
House District 69
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th  
Speaker Pro Tem, 1/17/1977.
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Crane, Ector, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
House District 69
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th  
Speaker Pro Tem, 1/27/1975.
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Crane, Ector, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
House District 69
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Crane, Ector, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler
House District 69
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Ector, Hudspeth, Loving, Reeves, Winkler
House District 69
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Ector, Hudspeth, Loving, Reeves, Winkler
House District 69-F
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Ector, Loving, Reeves, Winkler
House District 73
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Winkler
House District 73
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Winkler
House District 104
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward
House District 104
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward
House District 104
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward
House District 104
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward
House District 104
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.
(2) Various interests. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Military Service Notes

  • United States Army, Texas 36th Division, World War II; Army Reserve; National Guard, retired with rank of Colonel. Obituary, 3/6/2013. Midland Reporter-Telegram.

Other Resources

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

  • Named 'Dishonorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

67th R.S. - 1981
Higher Education Adminstration, Special  
66th R.S. - 1979
Appropriations  
Energy Resources (Vice Chair) 
Energy Resources Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters  
General Investigating (Chair) 
65th R.S. - 1977
Appropriations  
64th R.S. - 1975
Appropriations  
Board of Managers  
Energy Resources  
Functions of the Judiciary, Select  
Impeachment, Select  
Judicial Qualifications Commission Study, Special  
63rd R.S. - 1973
Appropriations (Vice Chair) 
Appropriations Subcommittee on Utilization of Construction Funds  
Liquor Regulation  
Natural Resources  
Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oil and Gas (Chair) 
Property Tax Committee, Legislative (Vice Chair) 
62nd R.S. - 1971
Appropriations (Vice Chair) 
College Instruction and Curriculum  
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Liquor Regulation  
Livestock  
Oil, Gas and Mining  
Property Tax Committee, Legislative (Vice Chair) 
Vacancy Laws  
61st R.S. - 1969
Aircraft  
Appropriations (Vice Chair) 
Commerce and Manufacturing (Chair) 
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Delinquent Ad Valorem Tax  
Health Care  
Oil, Gas and Mining  
School Districts  
60th R.S. - 1967
Appropriations  
Labor  
Liquor Regulation  
Military and Veterans' Affairs  
Oil, Gas and Mining (Chair) 
59th R.S. - 1965
Aeronautics  
Appropriations  
Labor  
Liquor Regulation  
Oil, Gas and Mining (Chair) 
58th R.S. - 1963
Common Carriers  
Game and Fisheries  
Judicial Districts  
Municipal and Private Corporations (Chair) 
State Affairs (Vice Chair) 
57th R.S. - 1961
Aeronautics  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Escheat Laws  
Federal Relations  
Military and Veterans Affairs  
Revenue and Taxation  
56th R.S. - 1959
Military and Veteran's Affairs (Vice Chair) 
Oil, Gas, and Mining (Vice Chair) 
Revenue and Taxation  
Rules (Chair) 
State Affairs  
55th R.S. - 1957
Game and Fisheries  
Labor  
Military and Veteran's Affairs  
Oil, Gas and Mining (Chair) 
State Affairs  
State Tax Study Commission  
54th R.S. - 1955
Constitutional Amendments  
Engrossed Bills  
Judicial Districts  
Military and Veteran's Affairs  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Vice Chair) 
53rd R.S. - 1953
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Judicial Districts  
Livestock and Stock Raising  
Military and Veteran's Affairs  
State Affairs  

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