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Mr. Kent R. Hance will keynote the Jubilee Ceremony:
• Lawyer, UT School of Law - 1968
• Professor Texas Tech U - 1968 – 1978
• Texas State Senator – 1974 - 1978
• U S Representative – 1979 – 1985
• Texas Railroad Commissioner – 1987 – 1990
• Law practice - currently
• Resident of Austin Texas
• Experience:
Mr. Hance provides over 25 years experience in the public and private sector as an attorney, businessman, U.S. Congressman, Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, and Texas State Senator. Through the firm's Austin, Dallas and Washington, D.C. offices, Mr. Hance provides clients with unique expertise in a broad range of state and federal administrative, regulatory, and legislative areas.
In addition to his administrative law practice, Mr. Hance provides an extensive background in oil and gas and energy-related law. Following six years as a U. S. Congressman, Mr. Hance served on the Texas Railroad Commission (Chairman 1989-1990) which regulates the oil and gas, and transportation industries in Texas.
Mr. Hance has subsequently served on the Governor's Energy Council, Governor's Oil Spill Advisory Committee, Texas High Speed Rail Commission, Interstate Oil Compact Commission, and the Texas Mining Council. Mr. Hance frequently attends OPEC meetings and is active in the acquisition of international oil and gas drilling rights on behalf of U. S. and international clients. Mr. Hance has served on the Finance Committee for U. S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and U. S. Senator John Cornyn, and on Governor Rick Perry's re-election campaign. Mr. Hance has also been involved in the Presidential Campaigns for former President George H. W. Bush and President George W. Bush.
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