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|term_start = January 3, 1983
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|Birth=June 3, 1937|First Elected= November 2, 1982|Next Election=November 2, 2010|110th Leadership= None<!-- __Note: "110th" must be inserted into field label to differentiate current from former leadership." __--> |Freshman= No|Previous Political Work=Nueces County sheriff, Nueces County commissioner, Nueces County constable,|110th Committee Membership= House Committee on Armed Services, House Committee on Armed Services/Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, House Committee on Armed Services/Subcommittee on Readiness, House Committee on Natural Resources, House Committee on Natural Resources/Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, House Committee on Natural Resources/Subcommittee on Fisheries Wildlife and Oceans, <!-- __Note: "110th" must be inserted into field label to differentiate current from former committee assignments." __-->
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|110th Caucuses =Airpower Caucus, Army Caucus, Bipartisan Senate Task Force of Fatherhood Promotion, Congressional Border Caucus, Depot Caucus, Congressional Aerospace Caucus, Congressional Arts Caucus, Congressional Coast Guard Caucus, Congressional Fatherhood Task Force, Congressional Fire Services Caucus, Congressional Nanotechnology Caucus, Congressional Oil and Gas Caucus, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, Congressional Travel/Tourism Caucus, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force, Democratic Study Group, Hispanic Caucus, Hispanic Caucus Institute, Interstate 69 Caucus, Law Enforcement Caucus, Narcotics Abuse and Control Caucus, National Guard & Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization, Navy/Marine Corps Caucus, Reserve Component Caucus |District Office 1 Address=1805 Ruben Torres, B-27, Brownsville, TX 78526|District Office 1 Phone=956-541-1242|District Office 1 Fax=956-544-6915|District Office 2 Address=3649 Leopard Street, Suite 510, Corpus Christi, TX 78408|District Office 2 Phone=361-883-5868|District Office 2 Fax=361-884-9201|District Office 3 Address=3649 Leopard, Suite 510, Corpus Christi, TX 78408|District Office 3 Phone=361-883-5868
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