Fair Park Deco: Art and Architecture of the Texas Centennial Exposition - Hardcoverby Jim Parsons (Author), David Bush (Author) Author Biography JIM PARSONS is the director of special projects and walking tours chair for Preservation Houston. He also works as a freelance writer, editor, and photographer. DAVID BUSH developed his lifelong interest in historic architecture while growing up in New Orleans. He has worked professionally in preservation since 1990, primarily at Galveston Historical Foundation and Preservation Houston.