18 Facts About Tex Lezar

Tex Lezar served as a US Assistant Attorney General and Chief of Staff in the US Department of Justice during the Reagan administration and was involved in Texas state politics.

Tex Lezar continued his education at the University of Texas School of Law, where he distinguished himself as the editor-in-chief of the Texas Law Review, graduating with a Juris Doctor in 1976.

Tex Lezar began his career as an assistant to William F Buckley Jr.

Tex Lezar was admitted to practice before the US Supreme Court in 1982, as well as in the US District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas and the US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Tex Lezar later served as Attorney General Smith's chief of staff.

In 1984, President Reagan nominated Lezar to be the US Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy, advising on a range of legal issues, including civil and criminal law, and playing a role in the federal judicial appointment process, as evidenced in a 1982 memo from John G Roberts, who would later become the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.

Tex Lezar was recognized by President Reagan for his work in organizing efforts against organized crime and contributed to international legal negotiations on drug trafficking, extradition, and refugee assistance, including participating as a member of the US Delegation to the International Conference on African Refugee Assistance II.

Furthermore, as vice chairman of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography, established under the Reagan administration, Tex Lezar contributed to the comprehensive study of the effects of pornography on society.

Tex Lezar held leadership roles in several legal and policy institutes, including serving on the board of directors of the Institute of Judicial Administration, where he contributed to shaping judicial practices and legal frameworks.

Tex Lezar served on the faculty of the American Bar Association's Judicial Division's 11th National Appellate Institute in Washington, DC, where he trained lawyers in appellate advocacy.

In 1994, Lezar sought the office of lieutenant governor of Texas but did not succeed in the election against incumbent Democrat Bob Bullock.

Additionally, Lezar was a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, and a Fellow of the Center for American and International Law.

Tex Lezar led the Associated Texans Against Crime and served as president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, where he edited the influential book Making Government Work: A Conservative Agenda for the States, proposing significant changes to improve state government.

Tex Lezar married Merrie Spaeth, the former director of White House media relations under President Reagan, in June 1984.

Tex Lezar had three children: sons Beau and Philip, and daughter Maverick.

Tex Lezar was a featured columnist with numerous Texas newspapers, a contributor to The Wall Street Journal, a frequent commentator on radio stations nationwide, and a guest on various television news shows.

Tex Lezar was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Dallas.

Tex Lezar passed away from cardiac arrest on January 5,2004, at Doctors Hospital in Dallas.