Bios of famous Texans

Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater is a filmmaker, whose movies include Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise, Slacker, and Bad News Bears. Growing up in both small and big city like Huntsville and Houston has provided him a variety of unique experiences and memories that have become an inspiration of his films. He is advantaged and gets the best of both places to experience a different life, which has contributed him a perspective in seeing things.

Lupe Valdez
Growing up in a migrant worker family did not deprive Valdez of being educated. Her mother wanted the best for her children and tried to send her last two children to go to school. Her mother was quite picky about who her children socialized with, which had a great influence on her attitude and made her succeed in her life and career. She has proved that she stays on a right side of the law and doesn’t turn her back to her people as her father used to think.