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A Native Texan, Carol Davis was born and reared on
a Warda farm and ranch owned by her family since
1875. Warda is one of the State's many German-
American communities, and Carol spoke only German
before she started school in a one-room parochial
school. After graduation from LaGrange High
School, she moved to Houston to attend six months
of business college before taking a position as a
stenographer with the FBI in Washington, D.C.

After two years there, Carol transferred to the
Houston FBI Office. While working there days, she
attended fours years of night school at McMahon
College of Court Reporting, while holding down an
evening job as a Spacette (usher) at the Houston
Astrodome. In 1971 Carol earned her Court Reporter
certification from the Supreme Court of the State
of Texas and worked briefly for a small court
reporting firm before founding Carol Davis
Reporting, Records & Video, Inc. Today the firm is
headquartered in Houston, Texas, with reporters
stationed also in Dallas, Beaumont, Corpus Christi
and the Rio Grande Valley. The company offers a
complete range of services for the legal
community, including court reporting, videography,
records retrieval, civil process service and copy
service, and also hosts a videoconferencing site
in Houston. Carol's career in reporting has taken
her to London, Mexico City, Canada, Germany and
across America.

In addition to reporting or overseeing her
offices, she operates BlissWood Bed & Breakfast
and raises South American Paso Fino horses, Angus
cattle, and miniature donkeys at her Lehmann
Legacy Ranch in Cat Spring, Texas. She opened
Carol's at Cat Spring Restaurant in April of 2003,
a country establishment with fine dining in the
lodge tradition that turns out dishes from country
fare to continental cuisine.

Carol is a member of the Women Chefs and
Restaurateurs Association, Les Dames Escoffiers,
and Houston Culinary Guild.

Since 1990 Carol has been a major sponsor for the
Houston Bar Association Fun Run, benefiting The
Center in Houston. Previouly has serrved on the
Board for the Foundation of The Center. In 1998
she chaired the Live Auction for Houston
Children's Charity, supported the annual galas,
and has contributed items and stays at her Aspen
townhouse to the charity's auction. She has also
served as the secretary and president-elect and is
currently the president of the Texas Bed and
Breakfast Association.

In her spare time, Carol squeezes in hobbies of
ballroom dancing (she competed nationally for
eight years), drawing, photography, gardening,
flying lessons, and nature appreciation surrounded
by her animals.

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