Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 103, 2004-present

Candidate, Texas State House of Representatives, District 103, 2022, 2024

Member, Energy Resources Committee

Member, House Administration Committee

Member, Redistricting Committee

Member, State Affairs Committee

Former Member, Energy Resources Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Chair, International Relations & Economic Development Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Chair, International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Land and Resource Management Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Pensions Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Select Committee on State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Texas State House of Representatives

Managing Director, Civitas Capital Group, 2014-present

Counsel, Haynes & Boone Law Firm, 2006-present

Attorney, Patton Boggs Limited Liability Partnership, present

Attorney, Haynes and Boone, Limited Liability Partnership, present

Former Adjunct Professor, Texas Technical University Law School

Former Visiting Professor, Tulane University School of Law

Former Visiting Professor, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Former Adjunct Professor, University of Texas at Dallas

Member, Catholic Campus Community, Southern Methodist University, present

Member, Clements Center on Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University, present

Member, Dallas Assembly, present

Member, Hoblitzelle Foundation, present

Member, Leadership Dallas Alumni Association, present

Member, Oak Cliff Lions Club, present

Former Member, Board of Trustees, Dallas Independent School District

Chair, Dallas Charter Review Commission

Former Chair, Dallas Independent School District Policy Committee

Member, Democratic National Committee

Vice Chair, Labor and Economic Development Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Former Member/Chair, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund

Vice-President/Chair, Policy and Governance Committee, Dallas School Board

Former Member, Pro Bono Committee, Patton Boggs Limited Liability Partnership

Member, Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, United States of America, 2011-2015

Awards:

(2019) The Distinguished Hispanic Alumni Award by Southern Methodist University
(2018) Recognized as Outstanding Latino Advocate by D CEO Magazine
(2017) Named as "Bull of the Brazos" by Texas Monthly
(2016) Recognized as Legislative Hero by Texas Freedom Network
(2015) Dallas Hispanic Bar Association's "La Luz" Award, highest award given by the Association
(2014) The Martin Luther King, Jr. Justice Award from the Dallas Bar Association
(2014) "Outstanding Legislator" by Association of Texas Professional Educators
(2012) Recognized by Hispanic Business Magazine as one of the 50 most influential Hispanics in the United States
(2011) "Ohtli" Award, the highest award given by the government of Mexico to acknowledge the contributions the recipients have made to help empower Mexican and Mexican American communities in the United States
(2011) The Gregg Cooke Award for Excellence in Environmental Leadership at the annual Clean Air Through Energy Efficiency Conference
(2010) The Latino Leaders Maestro Award for Leadership
(2009) American Jewish Committee's Institute of Human Relations Award
(2009) Texas Lawyer's "Extraordinary Minority in Texas Law"
(2009) Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund's Matt Garcia Public Service Award
(2007) Named one of Texas Monthly's Ten Best Legislators
(2005) Texas Monthly's "Rookie of the Year"
(2005) LULAC National "Man of the Year"