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Hasan Mack

Partner | Austin | Houston

Hasan Mack, or “Mack”, is a partner in the Austin and Houston offices. Today, Mack predominantly serves as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel and disclosure counsel for state agencies, cities, water districts, municipal utility districts, river authorities and economic development corporations.

Prior to joining the firm, Mack served as Deputy General Counsel and Director of Intergovernmental Relations for the Texas Lieutenant Governor where he worked with mayors, county officials and other local government officers in the coordination of local legislation working through the Texas Senate. Additionally, Mack served on the Texas Bond Review Board on behalf of the Texas Lieutenant Governor overseeing the issuance of state debt by state agencies and certain institutions of higher education. Because of this, Mack has a unique understanding of the legislative, political and administrative procedures for State government, which enables him to assist clients in areas of both public finance and public policy.

Mack continues to devote his time serving the people of the State of Texas as a Commissioner on the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Mack has also served as a gubernatorial appointee of Texas Governor Greg Abbott on the Texas Southern University Board of Regents where he served as Chairman of the Board of Regents.

Highlights & Notable Transactions

  • $3,521,750,000 Texas Natural Gas Securitization Finance Corporation Customer Rate Relief Bonds (Winter Storm Uri), Taxable Series 2023
  • $149,685,000 Houston Independent School District Limited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2025A and $20,555,000 Houston Independent School District Maintenance Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2025 – Tender Offer
  • $386,210,000 Texas Transportation Commission Central Texas Turnpike System First Tier Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2024-A; $225,000,000 Texas Transportation Commission Central Texas Turnpike System First Tier Revenue Refunding Put Bonds, Series 2024-B; and $1,022,495,000 Texas Transportation Commission Central Texas Turnpike System Second Tier Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2024-C
  • $696,245,000 Texas Transportation Commission State of Texas Highway Improvement General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2024 – Tender Offer
  • $608,195,000 Dallas Independent School District Unlimited Tax School Building and Refunding Bonds, Series 2025B and $230,050,000 Dallas Independent School District Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2025C – Tender Offer
  • $808,505,000 Harris County Hospital District Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2025

Professional & Community Affiliations

Commissioner, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

Chairman of the Board of Regents, Texas Southern University

Director, Texas Lyceum

Member, State Bar of Texas

Articles & Speeches

The Bond Buyer’s Texas Public Finance Conference, Disclosure of Interested Parties February 2016

Capital Area Suburban Exchange: A Primer on Municipal Securities Disclosure, June 2017

Texas Association of Community College Business Officers: Public Funds Investment Act Requirements and 86th Legislative Session Briefing, June 2019

Government Treasurers’ Organization of Texas: 88th Legislative Overview, February 2023

Government Treasurers’ Organization of Texas: 89th Legislative Overview, February 2025

EDUCATION

Thurgood Marshall School of Law, J.D., 2010 (magna cum laude)

University of Houston, B.A., 2006 (magna cum laude)