1. Gibson Donald "Gib" Lewis was born on August 22,1936 and is an American politician and political consultant from Fort Worth, Texas.
15 Facts About Gib Lewis
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Gib Lewis was the first person to be elected five times as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, but he did not seek reelection in 1992, in compliance with a plea bargain agreement connected with his misdemeanor conviction of a violation of Texas financial disclosure law.
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Gib Lewis later enlisted in the United States Air Force and went on to serve as a B-52 aerial gunner.
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Gib Lewis was discharged from the US Air Force in 1961.
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Gib Lewis then took a job as a salesman for a paper company and three years later, opened his own firm specializing in pressure-sensitive labels and decals.
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Gib Lewis is the namesake of the Gibson D Lewis Health Science Library at the University of North Texas Health Science Center and the Gib Lewis Prison Unit in Woodville, Texas.
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Gib Lewis was a key figure in passing the 1984 education act, designed by Ross Perot and Democratic Governor Mark White, hailed at the time as one of the most sweeping public education reforms in Texas history.
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Gib Lewis was instrumental in the passage of the 1985 comprehensive Texas Water Plan.
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Gib Lewis later promoted legislation to combat crime, including stricter laws against drunk drivers.
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An avid sportsman, Gib Lewis carried legislation creating the "Operation Game Thief" program and was a sponsor of the Uniform Game Management Act.
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In 1969, Gib Lewis was elected to the River Oaks City Council.
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Gib Lewis arrived the next year in Fort Worth, the county seat of Tarrant County.
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In 1970, Gib Lewis was elected to the House from Tarrant County.
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In January 1992, Gib Lewis pleaded no contest to two charges alleging that he illegally accepted a gift from a prominent law firm in San Antonio, Texas, and failed to disclose the money on official financial reports filed with the state.
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In June 2009, Gib Lewis was arrested in the capital city of Austin, on probable cause of driving while intoxicated.