 The
Honorable Allen R. Hightower, Jr., Texas State Representative,
District 18, received his Bachelor of Science degree in
Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State in 1978. He graduated
from Livingston High School and attended Baylor University
from 1964 to 1967. For the next two years he attended
Texas Game Warden Academy at Texas A&M University and
became a State Game Warden from February, 1968 to March,
1979. He then became a Probation Officer with the 12th
Judicial Probation Department and held that position until
May, 1982. Later that year he was elected Representative
to the Texas House of Representatives and was sworn in
January, 1983, and remains in government.
Hightower has served on numerous committees and councils
including the agriculture and Wildlife Management Committee;
Criminal Justice Policy Council; Legislative Criminal
Justice Board; and he has served as Chair of the House
Corrections Committee and Co-Chair of the Texas Punishment
Standards Commission. He has also been a member of the
following interim committees: National Conference of
State Legislatures Task Force on State-Tribal Relations
and the alcohol and Substance Abuse Services Oversight
Committee.
He has received many honors
for his service to his constituents.
In 1989 he received the Legislative
Crimefighter Award by the Dallas
Crime Commission, the Black
Caucus Award, the Outstanding
Legislator Award by the Texas
Chamber of Commerce and the
President's Award from the Texas
Correction Association. In 1990
he received the John Traeger
House Member of the Year Award
from the Texas State Employees;
in 1992 the Mr. East Texas A
ward; and in 1993 he was ranked
in Texas Monthly's Top 10 Legislators
of the Year.
Hightower is a true supporter of his alma mater, supporting
the administration and students by working to increase
funding appropriations and is a strong proponent of
SHSU's Criminal Justice Center.
He is married to the former Debra Arneson and they
have three children: Allen, III, Odessa; Pam, Livingston;
and Patty, Huntsville.
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