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Edwards received both Bachelor of Science (1993) and Master of Science degrees from [[Texas A&M University]] in College Station and a [[Ph.D.]] in geosciences from the University of Texas at [[Dallas]]. A sixth-generation Texan and a native of [[Fort Worth]], he is the vice president of Edwards Surveying in Decatur. His father, Tommy Troy Edwards (born January 30, 1946), is the company president. Edwards is also an adjunct professor of [[geology]] at Weatherford College in Parker County west of [[Fort Worth]]. He is an authority on boundaries changed by rivers altering their course. He is the chairman of the Decatur Planning and Zoning  Commission, in which capacity he has defended private property rights against involuntary annexation. This was prior to legislative passage in 2017 of the new state annexation law. In 2017, Edwards successfully defended property rights along the Red River in a showdown in [[Washington, D.C.]], with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.<ref name=facebook>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/DrDaveyEdwards/|title=Davey Edwards|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=December 7, 2017}}</ref> 

Edwards received both Bachelor of Science (1993) and Master of Science degrees from [[Texas A&M University]] in College Station and a [[Ph.D.]] in geosciences from the University of Texas at [[Dallas]]. A sixth-generation Texan and a native of [[Fort Worth]], he is the vice president of Edwards Surveying in Decatur. His father, Tommy Troy Edwards (born January 30, 1946), is the company president. Edwards is also an adjunct professor of [[geology]] at Weatherford College in Parker County west of [[Fort Worth]]. He is an authority on boundaries changed by rivers altering their course. He is the chairman of the Decatur Planning and Zoning  Commission, in which capacity he has defended private property rights against involuntary annexation. This was prior to legislative passage in 2017 of the new state annexation law. In 2017, Edwards successfully defended property rights along the Red River in a showdown in [[Washington, D.C.]], with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.<ref name=facebook>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/DrDaveyEdwards/|title=Davey Edwards|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=December 7, 2017}}</ref> 

He has based his campaign not only on his experience in land management but as a defender of Texas history and culture, specifically the [[Alamo]], which will be renovated under the "Re-imagine" plans formulated by Commissioner Bush. Those plans include the removal of the cenotaph dedicated to Alamo defenders from the battle on March 6, 1836. (Coincidentally, March 6 is also the day of the Texas primary.) Edwards opposes the Bush plan for the former [[Roman Catholic]] mission in downtown [[San Antonio]] which was toppled by [[Mexico|Mexicans]], with the loss of all 187 defenders. Edwards instead favors only needed maintenance of the structure.<ref name=facebook/>

He has based his campaign not only on his experience in land management but as a defender of Texas history and culture, specifically the [[Alamo]], which will be renovated under the "Re-imagine" plans formulated by Commissioner Bush. Those plans include the removal of the cenotaph dedicated to Alamo defenders from the battle on March 6, 1836. (Coincidentally, March 6 was also the day of the 2018 Texas primary.) Edwards opposes the Bush plan for the former [[Roman Catholic]] mission in downtown [[San Antonio]] which was toppled by [[Mexico|Mexicans]], with the loss of all 187 defenders. Edwards instead favors only needed maintenance of the structure.<ref name=facebook/>

Edwards announced his candidacy in March 2017, but few Texans apparently knew he was running for land commissioner. Edwards questioned why George P. Bush went to Coral Gables, Florida, for a fund-raiser while Edwards relied only on Texan donors for his campaign. Edwards said that he believes Bush considers the land commissioner's post a stepping-stone to higher office, whereas Edwards said he would remain land commissioner if he is nominated and elected.<ref name=facebook/>  

Edwards announced his candidacy in March 2017, but few Texans apparently knew he was running for land commissioner. Edwards questioned why George P. Bush went to Coral Gables, Florida, for a fund-raiser while Edwards relied only on Texan donors for his campaign. Edwards said that he believes Bush considers the land commissioner's post a stepping-stone to higher office, whereas Edwards said he would remain land commissioner if he is nominated and elected.<ref name=facebook/>