Fred Hofheinz was mayor of Houston, Texas, from 1974 to 1978. (Hofheinz's father, Roy, was mayor of the city in the 1950s.)

He attended the University of Texas, earning a B.A., M.A., PhD, and J.D.

After his term as mayor, he practiced law in Houston. He also served as a board member at Lucas Energy, an independent crude oil and gas company.In 1971, Hofheinz co-founded the closed circuit television company Top Rank

Top Rank Boxing

Top Rank, Inc. is a Las Vegas based boxing promotion company founded by Jabir Herbert Muhammad and Bob Arum, which was incorporated in 1973. Since its founding, the company has promoted several world class fighters, such as Muhammad Ali, JI Penalver, Oscar De La Hoya, Roberto Durán, Joe Frazier,...

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Hofheinz currently resides in Houston, and is an attorney

Lawyer

A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...

 in the law firm

Law firm

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 of Williams, Birnberg & Andersen L.L.P.