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No Lawyer has had a Bigger Impact on the North Texas Economy than Ray Hutchison

October 3, 2012 Mark Curriden

Ray Hutchison with wife Kay Bailey Hutchison
– all photos courtesy of The Dallas Morning NewsBusiness leaders, government officials and supporters lined up to greet U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. They gave her business cards, brochures, documents and various promotional trinkets, which she turned and handed to an older white-haired gentleman quietly and patiently standing in the background holding her bag.

Meet the individual who has had arguably the single biggest impact on the North Texas economy for the past half-century.

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Mark Curriden

Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

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