Biography
A Representative from Texas. Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. , August 29, 1943. Graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Dallas, Tex. , 1961. B. B. A. , Baylor University, Waco, Tex. , 1965. J. D. , Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Tex. , 1968. Admitted to the Texas bar in 1968. Lawyer, private practice. Intern, office of United States Representative Earle Cabell, 1967. Assistant district attorney, Dallas County, Tex. , 1968-1970. Member of the Texas state house of representatives, 1973-1977. Delegate to the Democratic National Conventions,1984, 1988, and 1992. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1977-January 3, 1983). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1982, but was a successful candidate for Texas state attorney general. Texas state attorney general, 1983-1991. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of Texas in 1990. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 1994. Unsuccessful nominee for Texas state attorney general in 1998. Died on November 20, 2008, in Dripping Springs, Tex. Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
