Oral History Interview with David Allred, August 9, 1967 Page: 22
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Allred
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A lot of that backing arose out of the fact that we wanted some
things here locally. For example, we wanted an agriculture experiment
station, which we are working on. I am going to a meeting tomorrow
morning, trying to get one of these test tube-type experiment
stations up here. We are organizing to make a presentation to the
Texas A&M University system which will govern this particular selec-
tion.
But I drew some very good committee assignments. I was on
Appropriations. I was on Education; with Midwestern University in
my district this was important to me. I was on Mental Health and
Mental Retardation. We have a state hospital here so this was
important to me. Conservation and Reclamation is a very important
committee in Texas, particularly in the area of water rights and
we are very interested in water in north Texas where it is very
short. And then there was School Districts, which is kind of a
lesser committee. Undoubtly, Appropriations was the most powerful
committee I served on. But these others I think in their own fields
were very important and I think I had very good committee assignments,
better than average for a freshman. I don't think Ben is the
vindictive type. But if I did something that violently displeased
him, he had the power to delegate me to the Underwater Basketweaving
Committee if he wished. Under this modified seniority, a member
would be allowed, if he were appointed to one particular committee
and wanted to keep the assignment, he could. For example, I would
certainly want to hang on to that Appropriations membership.
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Marcello, Ronald E.; Kamp, H. W. & Allred, David. Oral History Interview with David Allred, August 9, 1967, book, November 20, 1968; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth223569/m1/23/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.