Background
Uribe, Hector R. was born on January 17, 1946 in Brownsville, Texas, United States.
lawyer politician member of the Texas Senate
Uribe, Hector R. was born on January 17, 1946 in Brownsville, Texas, United States.
University of Miami (Bachelor of Arts, 1967. Juris Doctor, 1970). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Bar and Gavel (Vice-President, 1969-1970).
Recipient, Dade County Scholarship, 1964 through 1967.
State Representative, District 50, 1978- 1981. State Senator, 1981-1991.
Spoken languages: Spanish.
As a senator, he worked to pass the Texas Enterprise Zone Acting, which is designed to create new jobs in economically impacted areas, and the Protective Services for the Elderly Acting, which guards against abuse of senior citizens. He also worked to establish the University of Texas–Pan American. He served in the Texas House of Representatives from Brownsville from 1978 to 1990.
Cameron County Bar Association (Member, Committees on: Public Relations and Professional Economics. Judiciary, 1976); State Bar of Texas.
Son of Blas M. and Aida (Del Leon) Uribe. Divorced; children: Echo, Brandan, Alan, Danu.