TCRP remembers 'Dirty 30' member, Angly

Travis County Republican Party pauses to remember the first GOP member of the Texas House elected from Travis County since Civil War Reconstruction.

Maurice Angly Jr., 71, died Jan. 30 in Anchorage, Alaska, according to his obituary. He died in his sleep. A memorial service took place this morning at the State Cemetery in Austin.

Originally from Houston, Angly got his start in local politics when Barry Goldwater was running for President. A graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, Angly went on to represent a district consisting of Travis and Burnet counties starting in 1967.

Angly is perhaps best remembered in state politics as being a part of "The Dirty Thirty," which pushed through reforms and eventually ousted House Speaker Gus Mutscher, who was involved with the Sharpstown banking scandal.

Angly unsuccessfully ran for Texas Senate in 1972 -- interestingly, it was against now-Congressman Lloyd Doggett, a liberal Democrat, who represents Austin to this day.

In a heavily Democratic state, Angly was one of the early voices predicting that Texas, as well as the Austin area, would soon become bipartisan and chisel away at the one-party monopoly.

He moved to Alaska about a decade ago to retire. He is survived by three children and nine grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the national Republican Party at http://www.gop.com , the Arthritis Foundation at http://www.curearthritis.com , or the charity of one's choice.