Joe Allen

Full Name: Joseph Hugh "Joe" Allen
Date of birth: January 27, 1940
Date of death: May 24, 2008

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	78	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Baytown / Harris	Harris
H	78	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Baytown / Harris	Harris
H	78	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Baytown / Harris	Harris
H	23-3	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Baytown / Harris	Harris
H	23-3	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Baytown / Harris	Harris
H	23-3	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Baytown / Harris	Harris

Terms of Service top

House District 78
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Baytown / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 78
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Baytown / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 78
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Baytown / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 23-3
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Baytown / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 23-3
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Baytown / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 23-3
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Baytown / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 44. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
61st Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 71. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 433. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

ALLEN, JOSEPH HUGH (1940-2008). Handbook of Texas Online.
Allen, Joseph Hugh. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
Photograph, "Where Are They Now? The Dirty Thirty," September 2001, p. 52. Texas Monthly.

Photographs

Photograph. Joe Allen, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Allen, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Allen, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Allen, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Allen, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Allen, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

65th R.S. - 1977 Appropriations
64th R.S. - 1975 Intergovernmental Affairs Revenue and Taxation Ways and Means
63rd R.S. - 1973 Citizens' Conference on State Legislatures, Steering, Special (Operations of the House) Constitutional Convention Planning Legislative Property Tax Study, Special (Chair) Revenue and Taxation Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee on New Sources of Revenue (Chair)
62nd R.S. - 1971 Conservation and Reclamation (Vice Chair) Counties House Administration Liquor Regulation Revenue and Taxation
61st R.S. - 1969 Automatic Data Processing in State Government Conservation and Reclamation Counties Data Processing and Printing (Vice Chair) Facility for the Criminally Insane (Chair) Harris County State Office Building Liquor Regulation Public Lands and Buildings
60th R.S. - 1967 Commerce and Manufacturers Conservation and Reclamation Liquor Regulation Penitentiaries Public Health

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