Biography:
— 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.".