Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Albert Price

Full Name: Albert James "Al" Price, Sr.
Birth date: April 6, 1930
Death date: January 24, 2012

Terms of Service

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

(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 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

71st Legislature, 5th C.S., HCR 11. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
69th Legislature, R.S., HR 266. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
68th Legislature, R.S., HR 216. 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 .
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 .
85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

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, Members of the 75th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Albert J. Price, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert J. Price, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert J. (Al) Price, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert J. (Al) Price, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert J. (Al) Price, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert Price, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert Price, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert J. "Al" Price, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert "Al" Price, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Albert "Al" Price, State Preservation Board
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature 1995.

Other Resources

PRICE, ALBERT JAMES, SR. (1930-2012). Handbook of Texas Online .
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 .
Photo and profile, pp. 22-26, March/April 1993. Metropolitan Beaumont .
Notice of death, 1/31/2012 (update), 1/25/2012. Speaker of the House .