James Fred Hofheinz (born March 15, 1938) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 55th mayor of Houston, Texas, from 1974 to 1978.

Hofheinz graduated from Lamar High School in Houston, where he was a championship debater and also lettered in track and field.

Dogged by questions about police management (particularly in regards to perceived brutality in certain cases), Bond resigned in June of 1977, weeks after the body of José Campos Torres was found floating in the Bayou after being beaten to death by officers, of which Bond had fired three involved and had two of them charged with murder (in the fall of that year, the officers on trial received probation).

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On November 21, 2000, Hofheinz reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors that saw him plead guilty in failing to report a felony and testify against Collins in exchange for all other charges being dropped; he was issued a fine of $5,000 and sentenced to one year of probation.