Terms of Service

• House, 66th Legislature
  1/9/1979 - 1/13/1981
  Democrat
  
• House, 65th Legislature
  1/11/1977 - 1/9/1979
  Democrat
  Speaker Pro Tem, 1/17/1977.
• House, 64th Legislature
  1/14/1975 - 1/11/1977
  Democrat
  Speaker Pro Tem, 1/27/1975.
• House, 63rd Legislature
  1/9/1973 - 1/14/1975
  Democrat
  
• House, 62nd Legislature
  1/12/1971 - 1/9/1973
  Democrat
  
• House, 61st Legislature
  1/14/1969 - 1/12/1971
  Democrat
  
• House, 60th Legislature
  1/10/1967 - 1/14/1969
  Democrat
  
• House, 59th Legislature
  1/12/1965 - 1/10/1967
  Democrat
  
• House, 58th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  1/8/1963 - 1/12/1965
  Democrat
  
• House, 57th Legislature
  1/10/1961 - 1/8/1963
  Democrat
  
• House, 56th Legislature
  1/13/1959 - 1/10/1961
  Democrat
  
• House, 55th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/8/1957 - 1/13/1959
  Democrat
  
• House, 54th Legislature
  1/11/1955 - 1/8/1957
  Democrat
  
• House, 53rd Legislature
  1/13/1953 - 1/11/1955
  Democrat
  

(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 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 65th Legislature, R.S., HSR 91. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 64th Legislature, R.S., HSR 170. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 63rd Legislature, R.S., HSR 82. 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 .

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named 'Dishonorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.

Photographs

• Photograph. Richard C. Slack, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Richard C. Slack, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. Richard C. Slack, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Richard Slack, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Richard Slack, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Richard C. Slack, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Richard C. Slack, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Richard C. Slack, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Richard C. Slack, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Richard C. Slack, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Richard C. Slack, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Richard C. Slack, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Richard C. Slack, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Richard C. Slack, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Richard C. Slack, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Obituary and photo, 3/6/2013. Midland Reporter-Telegram .
• 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 .
• 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 .

Committee Information

• 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