Albert 'Al' Brown

Full Name: Albert D. "Al" Brown, Jr.
Date of birth: June 7, 1921
Date of death: December 30, 1988

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	57-C	Jan 15, 1981 - Feb 16, 1981	67th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	57-C	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	57-C	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	57-C	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar

(1) 67th Legislature - Election Contest for District 57C: Agreement, 1/11/1981, p. 2; Special Committee on the Election Contest appointed (HR 13), 1/13/1981, p. 22; Rules suspended, report, and minority report, 1/15/1981, pp. 181-190. House Journal.
(2) Albert D. Brown, Jr., incumbent of District 57C, and Alan Schoolcraft, apparent winner in 1980 general election, by signed agreement printed in House Journal for 1/13/1981, allowed Schoolcraft to be sworn and seated that same day pending outcome of election contest. January 15, House adopted minority report of special committee voiding election, unseating Schoolcraft, and seating, with power to vote, Brown, but not reswearing him. Schoolcraft won special election 2/10/1981 and was sworn anew 2/16/1981. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

67th Legislature, R.S., HCR 197. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, R.S., SCR 8. Resolutions - Memorial.

Photographs

Photograph. Albert Delos Brown, Jr., 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert Delos Brown, Jr., 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert Delos (Al) Brown, Jr., 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
67th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

67th R.S. - 1981 Constitutional Amendments Transportation
66th R.S. - 1979 Calendars Constitutional Amendments (Chair) State Affairs
65th R.S. - 1977 Child Pornography: Its Related Causes and Control, Select Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters Offset Emissions Standards, Select State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters I (Vice Chair) State Affairs Subcommittee on Creation of Agencies State Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights State Affairs Subcommittee on Malpractice Legislation State Affairs Subcommittee on Military and Veterans Affairs (Chair) State Affairs Subcommittee on State Institutions
64th R.S. - 1975 Public Education Public Education Subcommittee on Public School Goals (Chair) Public Education Subcommittee on Special Education State Affairs

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