I am a proud native Texan whose family dry land farmed the caprock north of Lubbock during the Great Depression. After graduating from law school in Oklahoma City, I returned to Texas where I became a state licensed attorney in 1990. To this day I have maintained my practice almost exclusively within the Tarrant County community. I first hung out my shingle in the historic Live Stock Exchange Building of the Fort Worth stockyards. It was there that I gained a knowledge and appreciation of the c