Biography:
— Representative from Texas.
— Born in Austin, Travis County, Tex., October 6, 1946.
— Graduated from Austin High School, Austin, Tex., 1964.
— B.A., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 1967.
— J.D., University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Tex., 1970.
— Member of the Texas state senate, 1973-1985.
— Justice of the Texas state supreme court, 1989-1994.
— Adjunct professor, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Tex., 1989-1994.
— Unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1984.
— Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourth and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-present).