Arnold J. Vale
Full Name: Arnold Joseph ValeDate of birth: February 26, 1907
Date of death: September 9, 1991
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 70 | Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 | 53rd | Democrat | Rio Grande City / Starr | Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Starr | |
| H | 74 | Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 | 52nd | Democrat | Rio Grande City / Starr | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, Starr, Willacy | |
| H | 74 | Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 | 51st | Democrat | Rio Grande City / Starr | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, Starr, Willacy | |
| H | 74 | Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 | 49th | Democrat | Rio Grande City / Starr | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, Starr, Willacy | |
| H | 74 | Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945 | 48th | Democrat | Rio Grande City / Starr | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, Starr, Willacy | |
| H | 74 | Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 | 47th | Democrat | Rio Grande City / Starr | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, Starr, Willacy | |
| H | 74 | Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 | 46th | Democrat | Rio Grande City / Starr | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, Starr, Willacy | |
| H | 74 | Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 | 45th | Democrat | Rio Grande City / Starr | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, Starr, Willacy |
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House District 70
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 Legislatures: 53rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr Counties in district: Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Starr |
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House District 74
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 Legislatures: 52nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr Counties in district: Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, Starr, Willacy |
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House District 74
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 Legislatures: 51st Party: Democrat Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr Counties in district: Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, Starr, Willacy |
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House District 74
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 Legislatures: 49th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr Counties in district: Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, Starr, Willacy |
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House District 74
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945 Legislatures: 48th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr Counties in district: Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, Starr, Willacy |
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House District 74
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 Legislatures: 47th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr Counties in district: Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, Starr, Willacy |
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House District 74
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 Legislatures: 46th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr Counties in district: Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, Starr, Willacy |
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House District 74
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 Legislatures: 45th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr Counties in district: Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kleberg, Starr, Willacy |
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesBiographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.
- Memorial, October 1992, p. 992. Texas Bar Journal.
Other Resources
- Arnold Joseph Vale, birth date 2/26/1907 in Los Saenz, Starr County, Texas; address in Rio Grande City, Starr County; wife Mrs. Miriam Smith Vale; lawyer; draft registration 10/16/1940 in Rio Grande City, Starr County. FamilySearch Texas World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
- Photo, mentioned in Minority Civil Rights and the Texas Legislature, 2018.
- Obituary and photo, Judge Arnold Joseph Vale, "Former State Legislator Vale Succumbs," The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Texas), 9/12/1991, pp. 1, 2, crediting Rio Grande City Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Relatives: Arnold J. Vale - uncle, Robert L. 'Bob' Vale - nephew. "Vale Ponders Race for Texas Senate," 2/4/1977. San Antonio Express.
- "One of the early pioneers of Hispanic representation in the Texas Legislature." Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.
Photographs
- Photograph. A.J. Vale, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.J. Vale, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.J. Vale, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.J. Vale, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.J. Vale, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.J. Vale, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Arnold J. Vale, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Arnold J. Vale, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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53rd R.S. - 1953
Criminal Jurisprudence Judicial Districts (Chair) Judiciary Liquor Regulation | ||
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52nd R.S. - 1951
Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments Judicial Districts Liquor Regulation Public Health | ||
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51st R.S. - 1949
Conservation and Reclamation Counties Liquor Regulation Public Health | ||
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49th R.S. - 1945
Congressional and Legislative Districts Judicial Districts Liquor Regulation Oil, Gas, and Mining Public Health | ||
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48th R.S. - 1943
Congressional and Legislative Districts Counties Game and Fisheries Judicial Redistricting Liquor Regulation Public Health | ||
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47th R.S. - 1941
Appropriations Game and Fisheries Liquor Traffic Public Health (Chair) | ||
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46th R.S. - 1939
Appropriations Game and Fisheries Labor Liquor Traffic Public Health Public Lands and Buildings (Vice Chair) | ||
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45th R.S. - 1937
Banks and Banking Congressional and Legislative Districts Live Stock and Stock Raising Public Health |
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