Sixth-generation Texan Laurie Moore received her B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and entered a career in law enforcement in 1979. In 1992, she moved to Fort Worth and earned a degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in 1995. She is currently in private practice in "Cowtown" and lives with her husband and a rude Welsh corgi, and recently retired as a licensed, commissioned peace officer after 34 years in law enforcement. Laurie is the author of Getting Mama Out of Hell, Deb on Air--Live at Five, Wanted Deb or Alive, Deb on Arrival--Live at Five, Couple Gunned Down--News