Background
HOFHEINZ, FRED was born on March 15, 1938 in Houston, Texas, United States.
HOFHEINZ, FRED was born on March 15, 1938 in Houston, Texas, United States.
Hofheinz graduated from Lamar High School in Houston, where he was a championship debater and also lettered in track and field He attended the University of Texas, earning a Bachelor of Arts (Summa Cum Laud, 1960), and continued at Texas to earn both Master of Arts
Hofheinz"s father, Roy, was mayor of the city in the 1950s)
and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Economics. Hofheinz earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston in 1964. In 1974 Hofheinz was named one of "200 Faces for the Future" by Time Magazine
After his term as mayor, Hofheinz 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.
Hofheinz currently resides in Houston, and is an attorney in the law firm of Williams, Birnberg & Andersen Limited liability partnership
State Bar of Texas.