Background
Hightower, Jim Allen was born on January 11, 1943 in Denison, Texas, United States. Son of William F. and Lillie (Johnson) Hightower.
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HARD TOMATOES, HARD TIMES: A Report of the Agribusiness Accountability Project on the Failure of America's Land Grand College Complex by Jim Hightower. 1973 Hardcover 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches, 268 pages Schenkman Publishing
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Hightower, Jim Allen was born on January 11, 1943 in Denison, Texas, United States. Son of William F. and Lillie (Johnson) Hightower.
Bachelor in Government, North Texas State University, 1965. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1966—1967.
Legislation aide United States Senator Ralph Yarborough, 1967—1969. Director Agribusiness Accountability Project, Washington, 1970—1975. National campaign director Fred Harris for President, 1975—1976.
Editor The Texas Observer, Austin, 1976—1979. President Texas Consumer Association, 1980—1981. Commissioner Department Agriculture State of Texas, since 1981.
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Member of Texas State Employees Union, Texas Farmers Union.