Pardoned Felon and Former Regent Gets Another Look at Texas A&M U

The Chronicle: Pardoned Felon and Former Regent Gets Another Look at Texas A&M U.

The governing board for Texas A&M University at Galveston may soon be joined by a fund raiser with a felonious past — one earned while he was serving on the university system’s Board of Regents.

Ross Margraves Jr., a Houston-based lawyer, was convicted in 1996 on a charge of official misconduct. The felony charge stemmed from his use of a state-owned plane for a round-trip flight with his wife to Baton Rouge, La., at the time of his son’s graduation from Louisiana State University. He billed the state $1,435 for the trip.

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