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William Pettus Hobby Jr. (born January 19, 1932) [1] is an American Democratic politician who served a record eighteen years as the 37th lieutenant governor of Texas.He held that office from January 16, 1973, to January 15, 1991, for an unprecedented five terms; he was the last lieutenant governor to serve a two-year term and the first elected to a four-year term when the Texas Constitution ...
His son William P. Hobby Jr. also served as lieutenant governor of Texas from 1973 to 1991. His daughter, Jessica, was married to Henry E. Catto Jr., who became the Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St James's. His grandson, Paul Hobby, narrowly lost the election for comptroller of Texas in the 1998 general election.
The Incumbent, William P. Hobby Jr. ran for re-election to his fourth term, he was elected against Republican and former Secretary of State of Texas, George Strake Jr. [3] During the campaign Strake ran a weekly series of newspaper ads called "Strake Talk" in which he would discuss current issues with the readers and hoped to generate public ...
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A Houston man died after he was allegedly attacked during a dispute over a parking space at a grocery store, authorities say. Harris County Sheriff's Office officials said in a statement that 80 ...
Houston Airport System (HAS) is a department of the City of Houston, Texas, United States that manages city airports. Its administrative offices are on the property of George Bush Intercontinental Airport. [1] [2] It operates Bush, William P. Hobby Airport, and Ellington Airport in Houston. The city of Houston acquired Hobby Airport in 1937. [3]
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is a theater in Houston, Texas, United States. Opened to the public in 2002, the theater is located downtown on the edge of the Houston Theater District . Hobby Center features 60-foot-high (18 m) glass walls with views of Houston's skyscrapers, Tranquility Park and Houston City Hall .
The complex contains three distinct postmodern towers. Tower one, designed by the Dallas-based Rossetti Associates, is clad in a bronze-tinted glass curtain wall with red mullion stripes; Tower two, designed by architecture firm Holt-Fatter-Scott, is a pueblo revival style building with a stucco facade; and Tower three, designed by WZMH Architects, is designed with concrete wall panels. [1]