Bill King for Houston

a lifelong resident of the houston area, bill king grew up the son of a union pipefitter and worked his way through the university of houston, earning both his bachelor's degree and law degree there. in so doing, he became the first person in his family to graduate from college. for the last 40 years, bill has practiced law and led numerous businesses in houston. after "falling on my face" as he describes his experience during the real estate collapse of the 1980s, he picked himself up, rebuilt his business career, and has gone on to serve his community in a variety of ways. in 2012, bill co-chaired the hisd bond campaign to rebuild its dilapidated high schools throughout the city. the measure won nearly 70 percent voter approval. prior to that, bill spearheaded a regional effort to revamp texas' hurricane preparedness plans, which earned him several gubernatorial appointments and national recognition. more recently as a columnist for the houston chronicle and now as a candidate for ma