Paul Burka
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Paul Joel Burka (born May 21, 1942) is a senior executive editor, political columnist, and blogger[1] for Texas Monthly. Born in Galveston, he received his B.A. in history from Rice University, where he lived at Hanszen College and served as sports editor for the Rice Thresher. He later received his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, where he worked on The Daily Texan. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and spent five years as an attorney with the Texas Legislature, where he served as counsel to the Senate Natural Resources Committee. Burka received a National Magazine Award for reporting excellence in 1985 and the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award. He is an admirer of the years of combined leadership in Austin of Gov. George W. Bush, Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, and Speaker of the House Pete Laney. He is also a senior lecturer at The University of Texas at Austin.
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