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 nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-present).Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
