Council Member Russell C. Jones

In May 2003, Russell C. Jones was elected to a two-year term as Council Member, District Three.  He was re-elected in 2005 and 2007 for two-year subsequent terms.

Council Member Jones and his wife, Thelma Holoway Jones, have been residents of Colony Park in First Colony since 1994.  They have two daughters and two sons-in-law.  They are members of Christ United Methodist Church.

 

 

 

 

 

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 110
Sugar Land, TX 77487-0110
 
Telephone: 281-275-2710
Fax: 281-275-2721
Email: rjones@sugarlandtx.gov

EDUCATION

• University of Houston, Bates College of Law
  • J.D. Cum Laude, 1979 - Houston, TX
• Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies
  • M.A., International Economics, German and American Foreign Policy, 1972; Washington, D.C.
• Johns Hopkins University
  • B.A., International Economics, 1972; Baltimore, MD
• l'Institut Universitaire d'E'tudes Européennes
  • European Foreign Policy and German, 1970; Geneva, Switzerland

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL

• Holoway Jones Law Firm, P.L.L.C.
  • Attorney
• Fort Bend Title, L.L.C.
  • President
• Maui Ocean Investors, L.L.C.
  • Principal
• Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council
  • Member: 1995 - Present
  • Tax Abatement Task Force: 1988
• Fort Bend Business Alliance
  • Co-founder: 1987
  • Chairman: 1997 - 2003
  • Vice-Chairman: 1989 - 1996
  • Treasurer: 1987 - 1988
• Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
  • Member: 1984 - Present
  • Director: 1989 - 1994
  • Division Vice-Chairman: Governmental Relations, 1989
  • Chairman: Legislative Agenda Task Force, 1988
• Missouri City Economic Development Committee
  • 1986 - 1994
• Missouri City Business Association
• Stafford Business Association
• Houston Chamber of Commerce
• Rose/Rich Chamber of Commerce
• State Bar of Texas
  • Member: District 5A Grievance Committee, July 2002 - Present
  • Member
• Houston Bar Association
  • Member
• Texas Association of Bank Counsel
  • Member
• Fort Bend Bar Association
  • Member

CIVIC & COMMUNITY

• Oaks at Rio Bend
  • Director: 2004 - 2008
• Child Advocates of Fort Bend County
  • Director: 1999 - 2006
  • Chairman: Strategic Planning Committee, 2003 - 2004
• Committee to Reinvent the Fort Bend Appraisal District
  • Chairman: 2001
• Fort Bend Youth Foundation
  • Co-founder
  • Director: 1996 - 2002
• Fort Bend YMCA
  • Director: 1994 - 1998
  • Chairman: Strategic Planning Committee, 1996 - 1998
• Oyster Creek Rotary Club
  • Member: 1986 - 1998
  • President: 1991 - 1992
  • Director: Club Services, 1989 - 1990
  • Secretary: 1988 - 1989
  • Program Chairman: 1987 - 1988
• City of Sugar Land
  • Imperial Reinvestment Committee: 2005 – Present
  • Municipal Court Liaison: 2003 - 2007
  • Intergovernmental Relations Committee: 2003 - 2005, 2008 - Present
  • Finance/Audit Committee: 2005 - Present
  • Director: Sugar Land Development Corporation, 2005 - Present
  • Director: Sugar Land 4B Corporation, 1996 - 1999
  • Treasurer: Sugar Land 4B Corporation, 1998 - 1999
  • Vice-Chairman: Sugar Land Charter Review Commission, 1995
  • Chairman: Sugar Land Charter Review Commission, 1998
• Fort Bend County Investment Advisory Committee
  • Member, 2000 - 2006
• Fort Bend County Airport Consultant Selection Committee
  • 2000
• Fort Bend Industrial Development Corporation
  • Director: 1999 - Present
  • President: 2008 - Present
• Fort Bend Subsidence District
  • Chairman: 1994 - 1997
  • Director: 1992 - 1997
• City of Missouri City
  • Commissioner: Missouri City Board of Adjustment, 1992 - 1994
  • Chairman: Missouri City Charter Review Commission, 1989, 1992
  • Mayor Pro-Tem: City Council, 1981 - 1986
  • Councilman: City Council, 1980-1986
• Fort Bend Appraisal District
  • Director: 1984 - 1985