"Robert Leon Phillips", known as "Bob Phillips", is an United States/American television journalist best known for his long-running program Texas Country Reporter. In 2005, Phillips was inducted into the Silver Circle of the Lone Star Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the association that gives the Emmy Awards; the honor is extended to professionals who have spent at least twenty-five years of their career in television in Texas and have made significant contributions to their industry and their communities.

Phillips was born in Dallas, Texas/Dallas, Texas, where he graduated in 1969 from Bryan Adams High School. He grew up in the hotel industry with a mother whose specialty was helping hotels to establish their housekeeping staff; in a 2006 interview, Phillips stated that his first paying job was assisting the executive chef at the Dallas Hilton Hotel, adding, "I found out real fast that washing dishes was not what I wanted to do." He attended Southern Methodist University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1973 and a Master of Liberal Arts degree in 1977.

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Typically, it's upon their request.

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It may not stop it, but it will shine the light and alert the press and the public to some of these things far earlier than now.

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We respect the right of our employees to organize.

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There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus.

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No one should be afraid of more sunshine -- that's what this bill is about. That is something the majority of legislators have voted for and something a very broad coalition has backed, and we believe the Commerce Department does not want to stand in the way of that.

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There seems to be different policies and different rules within state government. Perhaps more consistency as much as anything is what we need.

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We want the public to know if money is spent to influence executive action.

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He was so distraught, he tore up the place.

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State legislators ensured that the sun will shine on the interactions between lobbyists and legislators and lobbyists and the executive branch.

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