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Oral History Interview with Frank Kell Cahoon, October 24, 1967

Description: Interview with former Texas House of Representatives Republican member and independent oil-man and geologist Frank K. Cahoon. The interview includes Cahoon's personal views on salaries for public school teachers, labor legislation, sales tax, liquor registration, appropriation bills, revisions in criminal code, lobby influence, and the future growth for the Republican party in Texas. Cahoon also talks about his thoughts on fellow politicians, his decision to switch career paths from business to… more
Date: February 12, 1968
Creator: Odom, E. Dale & Cahoon, Frank Kell
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Gib Lewis, February 12, 1982

Description: Transcript of an interview with Gibson ("Gib") Lewis, a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fort Worth, concerning his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-seventh Legislature. Lewis discusses the elections of 1980, his quest for the House speakership, initiative-referendum, interest rates, tax relief, the state water plan, redistricting, law-and-order issues, and property tax legislation.
Date: February 12, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Lewis, Gib, 1936-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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