Early Years, Education, Family
Shelby was born in Luling in Caldwell County near San Marcos to Dr. David Martin Shelby (1914–1996), who resided in Gonzales at the time of his death, and the former Marilyn Seay. Shelby grew up in Houston.
He attended Texas A&M University in College Station on a debate scholarship and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in 1981. He attended the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, where he was the chairman of the Board of Advocates. He was active in Moot Court and, as of 2006, was the only student to have twice won the prestigious Hildebrand Moot Court competition.
In law school, he met and married the former Diana Jane Van Hooser. The couple made their home in Houston, where their two daughters, Elizabeth Jane Shelby and Sarah Seay Shelby, were born.
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