Raised in Parker County, Texas and started out life as a rodeo cowboy. Received graduate degrees from Texas Christian University and taught for and was tenured with the University of Houston-Downto...view moreRaised in Parker County, Texas and started out life as a rodeo cowboy. Received graduate degrees from Texas Christian University and taught for and was tenured with the University of Houston-Downtown. Currently owns a small business in Santa Fe, Texas near Galveston where he currently resides on three acres with his wife and nine dogs.view less