State Politics
In 1978, he was elected Chairman of the Republican Party of Bexar County. In 1980, Smith was elected to the Bexar County based-57th District of the Texas House of Representatives. He served on the Energy Resources Committee and the Fire Ants Select Committee. In 1982, he was elected to the 3rd Pricinct of the Bexar County Commission.
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