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Ralph Wallace Full Name: Ralph Ray Wallace III Date of birth: July 27, 1949 Date of death: February 1, 2008 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 145 Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993 72nd   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 145 Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991 71st   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 145 Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989 70th   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 145 Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987 69th   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 145 Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985 68th   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 97 Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983 67th   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 97 Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981 66th   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 97 Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979 65th   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 66th Legislature, R.S., HR 178. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HCR 69. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 133. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Other Resources "Setting up house, Texas legislator and student wed," 3/20/1979, reports on the marriage of incumbent Representative Ralph Wallace and Jo Ann Jansen. The couple was married in the House chamber 3/19/1979. Austin American-Statesman. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1985. Photographs Photograph. Ralph Wallace, 72nd Legislature, Members of the 72nd Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW) Photograph. Ralph Wallace III, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ralph Wallace III, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ralph Wallace, III, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ralph Wallace III, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ralph Wallace III, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ralph Wallace, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ralph Wallace, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 67th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 68th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 69th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 70th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 71st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 72nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 72nd R.S. - 1991 Cultural and Historical Resources (Chair)  Cultural and Historical Resources Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Financial Institutions   71st R.S. - 1989 Cultural and Historical Resources (Chair)  Cultural and Historical Resources Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Financial Institutions   70th R.S. - 1987 Cultural and Historical Resources (Chair)  Cultural and Historical Resources Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Financial Institutions   69th R.S. - 1985 Coastline Rehabilitation, Interim   Cultural and Historical Resources (Chair)  Cultural and Historical Resources Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Financial Institutions   Financial Institutions Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   68th R.S. - 1983 Cultural and Historical Resources   Cultural and Historical Resources Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Financial Institutions (Vice Chair)  Financial Institutions Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   67th R.S. - 1981 Elections   Intergovernmental Affairs   66th R.S. - 1979 Elections   Financial Institutions   65th R.S. - 1977 Child Pornography: Its Related Causes and Control, Select (Chair)  Elections   State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters II   State Affairs Subcommittee on Coastal Zone Management   State Affairs Subcommittee on Governmental Operations (Chair)  State Affairs Subcommittee on State Employees   State Affairs Subcommittee on State Institutions (Vice Chair)  State Affairs Subcommittee on Utilities Legislation

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