Terms of Service

• House, 49th Legislature
  1/9/1945 - 1/14/1947
  Democrat
  
• House, 48th Legislature
  1/12/1943 - 1/9/1945
  Democrat
  
• House, 47th Legislature
  1/14/1941 - 1/12/1943
  Democrat
  
• House, 46th Legislature
  1/10/1939 - 1/14/1941
  Democrat
  

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Obel L. McAlister, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Obel L. McAlister, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Obel L. McAlister, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Obel L. McAlister, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Obel Lindsey McAlister, birth date 8/10/1903 in Erath County. FamilySearch . Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947
• Obel L. McAlister, birth date 8/10/1903, death date 12/24/1978, burial in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Includes reprint of obituary from the Dallas Morning News, 12/28/1978. Find a Grave .
• Obituary and photo, "Obel L. McAlister, 75, Will Be Buried Thursday," 12/27/1978, p. 10b. "McAlister was a state representative from Tarrant County from 1939 until 1946 . . . " Died Sunday, 12/24/1978, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Fort Worth Star-Telegram .

Committee Information

• 49th R.S. - 1945
• Judiciary and Uniform State Laws  
• Liquor Regulation  
• Lobbying Activities, Investigation, Special (Vice Chair) 
• Oil, Gas, and Mining  
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• 48th R.S. - 1943
• Conservation and Reclamation  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Liquor Regulation  
• Motor Transportation  
• State Affairs  
• 47th R.S. - 1941
• Game and Fisheries  
• Highways and Motor Traffic  
• Installation of Public Address System in the House, Special  
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• State Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• 46th R.S. - 1939
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Game and Fisheries  
• Highways and Motor Traffic  
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• State Affairs