Texas congressional delegation and became the most senior member in Congress, according to biographical information listed on Lamar University's website .
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He attended LamarUniversity in Beaumont, then a two-year school, and earned a degree in journalism from the University of Texas.
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His throat went lumpy on TV while lauding his son, Pat, for taking LamarUniversity to the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament.
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