Biography
A Representative from Texas. Born in New Orleans, Jefferson Parish, La. , September 1, 1947. Attended Florida A&. M University, Tallahassee, Fla. , 1966-1971. Attended Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Ala. J. D. , Texas Southern University, Houston, Tex. , 1974. Lawyer, private practice. Justice of the peace, Harris County, Tex. , 1977-2004. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Ninth and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-present). Censured by the U. S. House of Representatives on March 6, 2025, for conduct during a Joint Address by the President which "disrupted the proceedings. And was a breach of proper conduct. ".