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Richard C. Slack Full Name: Richard Clay "Dick" Slack Date of birth: December 20, 1914 Date of death: March 1, 2013 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 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   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.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 63rd Legislature, R.S., HSR 82. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 64th Legislature, R.S., HSR 170. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 65th Legislature, R.S., HSR 91. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 67th Legislature, R.S., HCR 35. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 83rd Legislature, R.S., HR 2559. Resolutions - Memorial. 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 Obituary and photo, 3/6/2013. Midland Reporter-Telegram. Notice of death, 3/6/2013. Speaker of the House. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named 'Dishonorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977. Photographs Photograph. Richard Slack, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Richard Slack, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Richard C. Slack, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Richard C. Slack, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Richard C. Slack, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Richard C. Slack, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Richard C. Slack, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Richard C. Slack, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Richard C. Slack, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Richard C. Slack, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Richard C. Slack, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Richard C. Slack, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature Photograph. Richard C. Slack, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Richard C. Slack, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Richard C. Slack, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). 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Committee Informationtop 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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