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1408: 239: 221: 494: 397:, hailed at the time as one of the most sweeping public education reforms in Texas history. He was instrumental in the passage of the 1985 comprehensive Texas Water Plan. He later promoted legislation to combat crime, including stricter laws against drunk drivers. An avid sportsman, Lewis carried legislation creating the "Operation Game Thief" program and was a sponsor of the Uniform Game Management Act. 480: 343:
Lewis was discharged from the U.S. Air Force in 1961. He then took a job as a salesman for a paper company and three years later, opened his own firm specializing in pressure-sensitive labels and decals. It grew into a multimillion-dollar business. Lewis continues as president of Lewis Label
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In 1970, Lewis was elected to the House from Tarrant County. In 1973, he was named chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee. In 1977, he chaired the House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs.
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to two charges alleging that he illegally accepted a gift from a prominent law firm in
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City Council. He arrived the next year in Fort Worth, the county seat of
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He is the namesake of the Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library at the
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Lewis is married to the former Sandra Majors. They have two daughters.
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Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
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conviction of a violation of Texas financial disclosure law.
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Products, Inc., today, three decades after its founding.
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In June 2009, Lewis was arrested in the capital city of
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Lewis Label to Sponsor the 2016 Zest Festival, Texas
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Global status report on road safety: time for action
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Gibson D. "Gib" Lewis

Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
Bill W. Clayton
Pete Laney
Texas House of Representatives
Tarrant County
Oletha, Texas
Democratic
Alma mater
Texas Christian University
United States
United States Air Force
Fort Worth, Texas
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
plea bargain
misdemeanor
Oletha
Limestone County, Texas
Mexia, Texas
Cleveland, Texas
Sam Houston State College
United States Air Force
B-52
Carswell Air Force Base
Texas Christian University
lobbied
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Gib Lewis Prison Unit
Woodville

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