Background
West Hull was born in McKinney, Texas, United States. The record places the subsequent professional life of West Hull in Houston, Texas, where the legal and corporate career described below was based.
West Hull was born in McKinney, Texas, United States. The record places the subsequent professional life of West Hull in Houston, Texas, where the legal and corporate career described below was based.
West Hull studied at Southwest Texas State University and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from that institution. The university was authorized by the Texas Legislature in 1899 as the Southwest Texas State Normal School, a teacher-training college, and opened its doors in 1903.
The name Southwest Texas State University was in use from 1969 until 2003, when the institution became Texas State University–San Marcos. Its original purpose was to train teachers, and it later expanded into a multipurpose university in San Marcos, Texas.
West Hull's documented professional career centers on Star Enterprise, where West Hull served as a partner. Star Enterprise was a 50-50 joint venture between Texaco Refining & Marketing and Saudi Refining, a unit of Saudi Aramco, formed to operate integrated refining and marketing activities. The agreement establishing the venture was signed on November 10, 1988.
The venture was later succeeded by Motiva Enterprises, which combined the eastern and Gulf Coast operations of Shell Oil and Star Enterprise. West Hull was admitted to practice law in Texas in 1987.