13 Facts About Lanham Lyne

Lanham Lyne graduated in 1972 from Skyline High School in the Pleasant Grove section of Dallas.

Lanham Lyne was the vice-president of Lyne Energy Partners, a company in the oil industry, from 1984 to 1988, when he was elevated to company president.

Lanham Lyne has taught Sunday school in the churches of which he has been a member since he was in high school.

In 2005, Lanham Lyne won a special election for mayor of Wichita Falls with an outright majority against eight opponents.

Lanham Lyne was reelected in 2006 with more than 90 percent of the votes cast and ran unopposed in 2008.

Lanham Lyne voted to tax sales via the Internet if the company has a physical presence in Texas.

Lanham Lyne voted against a bill to ban texting while driving, another measure which Perry vetoed.

Lanham Lyne voted against the law signed by Perry which permits corporal punishment in public schools but only with parental consent.

Lanham Lyne voted for a House-approved amendment offered in 2011 by conservative Representative Wayne Christian to require public colleges and universities to fund student centers that promote family and traditional values.

Lanham Lyne voted to restrict state funding to facilities which perform abortions.

Lanham Lyne supported the 2011 measure which requires women in Texas who procure abortions first to undergo an ultrasound to be informed of the progress in the development of the child.

Just eight months after taking office as representative, Lanham Lyne announced that he would not seek a second term in the office.

Lanham Lyne expressed a need to devote greater time to his business, but he voiced discontent with legislative procedures:.