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José R. Rodríguez (March 1, 1948- ) Born in Alice Texas, Senator Jose R. Rodriguez was born to migrant parents. From a very young age he started working on the fields throughout the United States to help support a family of nine. He was raised in El Paso Texas, where all his family was involved in civic, economic development and human rights activities. As he grew up, he remained in the public services as well. Senator Rodriguez graduated from Pan America University in Edinburg, Texas. (1971) He later decided to attend the National Law Center at George Washington University to receive his law degree (1974). After receiving his law degree, he was devoted to public service. He started his career with the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington D.C. He first worked with Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. for 10 years as a staff attorney where he practiced law. He later worked as a staff attorney for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for 37 years. As a county attorney, for the last 17 years Rodriguez has represented El Paso, Texas. While he represented EL Paso, Texas many of the things he did were improve protection for abuse children and elderly, helped the mentally challenged, increased enforcement for victims of family violence, and juvenile prosecution. He also created Community Safety Zones together with the police to stop gang violence and drug gang activity. He created Teen Court and helped in the establishment of Drug Court. Over all, he helped children, established programs for the community, and protection for the community too. In November 2nd, 2010, Rodriguez was elected as A Texas State Senator for El Paso. (District 29) His next election will be on the year 2014. Till today, Rodriguez still continues with his community services as a Texas State Senate. Rodriguez is a current member of the following committees: Committee of the Whole Senate, Health and Human Services, International Relations and Trade, Jurisprudence (Vice Chair), Nominations, and Veteran Affairs and Military Installations.