Oral history interview with Oscar Mauzy, 1971 June 23.

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Oral history interview with Oscar Mauzy, 1971 June 23.

Interview with Oscar Mauzy, an attorney and a Democratic member of the Texas Senate from Dallas. Mauzy shares his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-second Legislature and discusses revenue bills, the corporate profits tax, the Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal, legislative ethics, appropriations, redistricting, and personal legislation.

65 leaves ; 29 cm.

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