Over the years I have been successful securing passage of Federal policy on electronic communications, and with State Legislation in Texas. 

I'm an original petitioner in the FCC Rulemaking that established 47 CFR § 97.113(a)(3)(i), on the right of licensed amateurs who are employed by public or private agencies to fully participate. I wrote the petition. This was adopted by the Commission on July 14, 2010, and published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2010.  The FCC said "We appreciate both of these filings, and, as discussed herein, support the requested rule changes." (paragraph 21)

Click here:  

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-124A1.pdf

Final Rule published in the Federal Register:

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-19198.pdf

Here is the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-45A1.pdf

I'm also an original petitioner in the FCC Rulemaking that established 47 CFR § 97.205(g), which serves to protect the interests of repeater owners. 

I organized efforts to oppose special interest BPL legislation at the state level, and to protect licensed users of spectrum from BPL interference. I worked to establish the Texas PRB-1 Law, and to change State Law to reinstate participation of amateur radio in the public schools. 

I am a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, College of Business Administration http://new.mccombs.utexas.edu and continued with graduate work in Management and Administrative Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu   I have completed two graduate courses in Public Affairs sponsored by Rockwell International, the successor to Collins Radio.

For HF bands, I own a Flex 5000a, which is made in Austin, Texas.  In August, 2008 I suggested to the President of Flex that he donate a 5000a to W1AW.  Click here:

http://www.arrl.org/news/flexradio-donates-software-defined-radio-to-w1aw

A member of the Amateur Radio Policy Committee (ARPC), and a Life Member of the ARRL and the Texas VHF-FM Society.  The ARPC usually meets at Consumer Electronic Shows in Las Vegas.  (That's where the action is.)  Click here:

http://www.cesweb.org/

See my web page:  http://www.n5gar.org

I am an ARRL "Life Member" (from the time Dr. Tom Comstock was the West Gulf Director), but am not currently associated with the ARRL Field organization in "North Texas."