Biography
A 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 fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-present).
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress