Gary Keith has 35 years experience in the fields of public policy, political science, and law. He earned his doctorate in political science from Brandeis University and received his B.A. from Baylor University. Keith teaches political science at University of the Incarnate Word and is the pre-law advisor. He previously taught at the University of Texas at Austin, Tarleton State University, Baylor University, and other colleges. He also served as a public policy analyst for the Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research and as executive director of a caucus at the Texas legislature.

Keith grew up on a small farm in southern Missouri, then moved to Kansas City. The family moved to Waco, Texas when he was in high school. He graduated from Waco High, then attended Baylor, where he was an Honor Graduate in Political Science.

Keith moved to Boston for graduate school at Brandeis University, where he was a Gordon Fellow in Politics. While completing work for his Ph.D., he moved to Austin, Texas. In the ensuing years, he combined a career of teaching political science, working in Texas politics and government, and writing. He worked at the Texas legislature, worked for Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower, conducted legal, policy, and political research and consulting, and was active in politics and public interest groups.

Keith’s writing comes out of his work in politics, government, and academia. Since 1997, he has been coauthor of a series of textbooks on Texas politics and government. In 2007, he published a political biography of Congressman Bob Eckhardt (Eckhardt: There Once was a Congressman from Texas), covering his career in Texas politics and the Texas legislature, and finally his years in Washington.

At the University of the Incarnate Word, Keith advises pre-law students. He was recently elected vice president of the Southwest Association of Pre-Law Advisors. Law-related courses that he teaches include Constitutional Law, Introduction to the U.S. Legal System, and Law and Social Justice in Movies and Novels.

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