Senate President Pro Tempore, 2001-present

Senator, Texas State Senate, 1990-2002

Voted Legislator of the Year in 1972, Voted Legislator of the Year in, 1972

Texas House of Representatives, 1970-1972

Experience, Governor's Health Policy Task Force

Experience, Businessman

Experience, Prior Representative in the 62nd Legislature

Experience, Prior Tarrant County Judge

Honory Chair, Association of Retarded Citizens

Experience, Coordinating Council for Mental Health Services

Chamber of Commerce, Forth Worth

Experience, Interagency Council for Services for the Homeless

Experience, Tarrant County Homeless Coalition

Experience, Tarrant County Medical Education Research Foundation Board

Chair, Tarrant County of Muscular Distrophy Association

Board Member, TXMHMR, 1988-1990