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George Herman MAHON, Congress, TX (1900-1985)

MAHON George Herman , a Representative from Texas; born in the village of Mahon, near Haynesville, Claiborne Parish, La., September 22, 1900; moved to Texas in 1908 with his family, who settled on a…

Albert Sidney BURLESON, Congress, TX (1863-1937)

BURLESON Albert Sidney , a Representative from Texas; born in San Marcos, Hays County, Tex., June 7, 1863; attended the public schools and Coronal Institute, San Marcos, Tex., and the Agricultural…

John Goodwin TOWER, Congress, TX (1925-1991)

Senate Years of Service: 1961-1985 Party: Republican TOWER John Goodwin , a Senator from Texas; born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., September 29, 1925; educated in the public schools of Houston…

Kay GRANGER, Congress, TX (1943)

GRANGER Kay , a Representative from Texas; born in Greenville, Hunt County, Tex., January 18, 1943; graduated from Eastern Hills High School, Fort Worth, Tex.; B.S. Texas Wesleyan University, Fort…

James YOUNG, Congress, TX (1866-1942)

YOUNG James , a Representative from Texas; born in Henderson, Rusk County, Tex., July 18, 1866; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the University of Texas at…

ORTIZ, Solomon Porfirio, Congress, TX (1938)

ORTIZ, Solomon Porfirio, a Representative from Texas; born in Robstown, Nueces County, Tex., June 3, 1938; attended Robstown High School, Robstown, Tex.; attended Del Mar College, Corpus Christi…

Rubén HINOJOSA, Congress, TX (1940)

HINOJOSA Rubén , a Representative from Texas; born in Edcouch, Hidalgo County, Tex., August 20, 1940; attended Mercedes High School, Mercedes, Tex.; B.B.A., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 1962…

John Andrew YOUNG, Congress, TX (1916-2002)

YOUNG John Andrew , a Representative from Texas; born in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Tex., November 10, 1916; attended the Incarnate Word Academy and Corpus Christi College-Academy; B.A., St.…

America’s Most Literate Cities, 2006

This study attempts to capture one critical index of our nation’s social health—the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,000 and above).…

John Emmett LYLE, Jr., Congress, TX (1910-2003)

LYLE John Emmett, Jr. , a Representative from Texas; born in Boyd, Wise County, Tex., September 4, 1910; graduated from Wichita Falls High School, Wichita Falls, Tex.; attended the Junior College…