Senator, Texas State Senate, 2007-2018

Representative, Texas House of Representatives, 1997-2006

Former Co-Chair, Administration Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Administration Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Bexar Metropolitan Water District Legislature Oversight Committee

Chair/Founder, Blue Ribbon Task Force, Bexar County

Former Member, Committee of the Whole Senate, Texas State Senate

Former Chair, Committee on Government Reform, Texas State Senate

Former Chair, Committee on Human Services, Texas State Senate

Former Member, Education Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member, Jurisprudence Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member, Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee, Texas Senate

Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on Redistricting, Texas State Senate

Former Member, Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Committee, Texas State Senate

Attorney, Uresti Law Firm, 1992-present

Partner, Law Offices of Gonzales Hoblit Ferguson, present

Senior Vice President, United Title, present

Captain, United States Marine Corps, 1984-1987

Member, Adult Drug Court Planning Initiative Practitioners Group, present

Member, Adult Family Drug Court Planning Initiative, present

Member, Alamo Silver Wings Airborne Association, present

Member, American Bar Association, present

Member, American Civil Liberties Union, present

Member, Criminal Defense Bar, present

Member, Executive Board, Communities in Schools, present

Member, Executive Board, Loving Dozen, present

Member, Executive Board, South San Antonio Window For Youth Foundation, present

Chair, Family Alliance Council, present

Member, Flemming Fellows Leadership, present

Member, Harlandale Lions Club, present

Member, Mis Ninos Internationales, present

Member, National Conference of State Legislatures’ Health Committee, present

Member, Northeast and South Side Kiwanis Club, present

Life Member, Post 9186, Veterans of Foreign Wars, present

Member, Pro Bono College of the State Bar, present

Member, Saint Mary's University Alumni Association, present

Member, San Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association, present

Member, San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, present

Member, San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization, present

Member, San Antonio-Bexar County Veterans' Affairs Coalition, present

Member, South Side United Against A Violent Environment, present

Member, Southern Legislative Conference's Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, present

Member, Texas Bar Foundation, present

Member, Texas House Veterans Coalition, present

Member, United States Marine Corps League, present

Member, United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots, present

Board Member, Wings For Life, present

Favorite Quote:

"Where there is no vision, the people will perish."
Proverbs 29:18