Albert Price

Full Name: Albert James "Al" Price, Sr.
Date of birth: April 6, 1930
Date of death: January 24, 2012

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	22	Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999	75th	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	22	Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997	74th	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	22	Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995	73rd	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	22	Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993	72nd	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	22	Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991	71st	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	22	Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989	70th	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	22	Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987	69th	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	22	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	7-A	Jan 14, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	7-A	Jan 15, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson
H	7-A	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson	Jefferson

(1) Not present at organization of the House 1/13/1981. Oath of office administered 1/14/1981, p. 136. House Journal.
(2) Not present at organization of the House 1/9/1979. Oath of office administered 1/15/1979, p. 104. House Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 22
Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999
Legislatures: 75th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 22
Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997
Legislatures: 74th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 22
Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995
Legislatures: 73rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 22
Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993
Legislatures: 72nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 22
Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991
Legislatures: 71st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 22
Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989
Legislatures: 70th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 22
Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987
Legislatures: 69th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 22
Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985
Legislatures: 68th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 7-A
Jan 14, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983
Legislatures: 67th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 7-A
Jan 15, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981
Legislatures: 66th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

House District 7-A
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

68th Legislature, R.S., HR 216. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
69th Legislature, R.S., HR 266. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, 5th C.S., HCR 11. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 35, honoring the members of the House of Representatives who have served in the military forces of the United States. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

PRICE, ALBERT JAMES, SR. (1930-2012). Handbook of Texas Online.
Photo and profile, pp. 22-26, March/April 1993. Metropolitan Beaumont.

Military Service Notes

United States Air Force, Captain. "After leaving Morehouse College, Price enlisted in the United States Air Force. His military career spanned twelve years from 1951 to 1963. During this time he attained the rank of captain and served in the Air Rescue Service and the Strategic Air Command as a B-47 pilot. After his honorable discharge in 1963, he worked for a short time as a college recruitment and placement officer for NASA." Handbook of Texas Online.
United States Air Force, Captain, Korean War era, "served as a B-47 pilot, navigator, and bombardier in the Air Force Strategic Air Command and was stationed in Greenland and England." 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 35. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Other Resources

Notice of death, 1/31/2012 (update), 1/25/2012. Speaker of the House.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1987.
Named one of the 'Squeaky Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1985.

Photographs

Photograph. Albert Price, 75th Legislature, Members of the 75th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Albert "Al" Price, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert "Al" Price, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert J. "Al" Price, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert Price, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert Price, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert J. (Al) Price, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert J. (Al) Price, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert J. (Al) Price, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert J. Price, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert J. Price, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature, 1995.

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.
73rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
74th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
75th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

75th R.S. - 1997 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee on Duplication of Services Public Education Redistricting
74th R.S. - 1995 Military and Veterans Affairs, Select SB 19, Select State, Federal, and International Relations (Vice Chair) Transportation
73rd R.S. - 1993 Investments and Banking Public Safety
72nd R.S. - 1991 Science and Technology (Vice Chair) Science and Technology Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Ways and Means
71st R.S. - 1989 Creation and Expansion of Minority and Women-Owned Business Ownership Opportunities, Special Advisory Elections (Vice Chair) Higher Education House Research Organization Steering Committee Texas Catastrophic Property Insurance Pool, Special
70th R.S. - 1987 Financial Institutions (Vice Chair) Financial Institutions Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight House Research Organization Steering Committee Insurance
69th R.S. - 1985 Higher Education House Research Organization Steering Committee Labor and Employment Relations
68th R.S. - 1983 Higher Education Higher Education Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight State, Federal, and International Relations (Vice Chair)
67th R.S. - 1981 Higher Education Liquor Regulation
66th R.S. - 1979 Energy Resources Liquor Regulation
65th R.S. - 1977 Higher Education Higher Education Subcommittee on Junior Institutions (Vice Chair) Minority Business Enterprises, Select Transportation Transportation Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters Transportation Subcommittee on Motor Transportation

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