Talmadge L. Heflin
| Talmadge Loraine Heflin | |
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives | |
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In office 1983–2005 |
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| Preceded by | Revised district |
| Succeeded by | Hubert Vo |
| Alief, Harris County, School Board | |
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In office 1975–1983 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 16, 1940 Shongaloo, Louisiana, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Janice Johnson Heflin |
| Children | Gordon Lyle Heflin |
| Residence |
(1) Former: Alief, Texas |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
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(1) Former State Representative Talmadge Heflin took over the Appropriations Committee chairmanship early in 2003 and worked to close a $10 billion budget shortfall without raising taxes but with new and increased state fees. (2) Heflin grew up in central Webster Parish, Louisiana, but moved to Harris County after college. (3) After his legislative service, Heflin served briefly as the executive director of the Republican Party of Texas. |
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(1) Former: Alief, Texas
(2) Current: Driftwood
(1) Former State Representative Talmadge Heflin took over the Appropriations Committee chairmanship early in 2003 and worked to close a $10 billion budget shortfall without raising taxes but with new and increased state fees.
(2) Heflin grew up in central Webster Parish, Louisiana, but moved to Harris County after college.
Talmadge Loraine Heflin (born January 16, 1940) is a Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 149 in Harris County. His service extended for eleven terms, from 1983 to 2005.
Heflin is the current director of the Center for Fiscal Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a free-market think tank based in the capital city of Austin.
Heflin was born in rural Shongaloo, Louisiana north of Minden, the parish seat of Webster Parish. The youngest of Sam C. Heflin and Lucille Lee Heflin's three children, he has two older sisters living in Louisiana, Patsy H. McManus of Atlanta and Marie H. Hamby of Shreveport. Their parents are interred at Cotton Valley Cemetery in Cotton Valley, also in Webster Parish.
In 1959 Heflin wed the former Janice Johnson (born c. 1941). The couple has a son and daughter-in-law, Gordon and Rebecca Heflin, and two granddaughters, Shawna and Kristy, all of Houston. Talmadge and Janice Heflin reside in Driftwood in Hays County near San Marcos.
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