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 ⁽²⁾	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.
(2) Various interests. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 69
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981
Legislatures: 66th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Crane, Ector, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler

House District 69
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th
Speaker Pro Tem, 1/17/1977.
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Crane, Ector, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler

House District 69
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Speaker Pro Tem, 1/27/1975.
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Crane, Ector, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler

House District 69
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Crane, Ector, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler

House District 69
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Ector, Hudspeth, Loving, Reeves, Winkler

House District 69
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Ector, Hudspeth, Loving, Reeves, Winkler

House District 69-F
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Ector, Loving, Reeves, Winkler

House District 73
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Winkler

House District 73
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Winkler

House District 104
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward

House District 104
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward

House District 104
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward

House District 104
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward

House District 104
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pecos / Reeves
Counties in district: Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward

Biographical Information 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.
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
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). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.
66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

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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