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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, James McCarley, who has enjoyed a long and |
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successful career as a transportation and government relations |
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specialist in North Texas, is retiring from his firm McCarley |
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Consultants in 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of McKinney, Mr. McCarley studied finance |
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and sociology at Texas A&M University and North Texas State |
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University; after serving his country in the United States Army, he |
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joined the McKinney Police Department in 1963 and distinguished |
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himself in a variety of roles before retiring at the rank of |
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lieutenant in 1976; he subsequently led the Plano Police Department |
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as chief from 1979 to 1987 and then left law enforcement to take on |
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the position of Plano assistant city manager, which he held from |
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1987 to 1996; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. McCarley has served in various |
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governmental capacities at the local, regional, and state levels, |
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including an 11-year tenure as executive director of the Dallas |
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Regional Mobility Coalition from 1996 to 2007; the organization is |
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a transportation advocacy group composed of cities, counties, and |
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agencies within a five-county region, and as its executive |
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director, he acquired valuable experience in maintaining positive |
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working relationships among local governments, state and federal |
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agencies, and legislative delegations; along the way, he also |
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served as interim executive director of the North Texas Tollway |
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Authority; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1996, Mr. McCarley established the firm, |
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McCarley Consultants, to provide state governmental affairs |
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consulting with an emphasis on transportation issues, and he has |
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operated the company successfully for the past 25 years; he enjoys a |
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rewarding family life with his wife, Jane McCarley, and their |
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daughter, Juli Westbrook, and granddaughters, Jane and Gwen; and |
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WHEREAS, James McCarley has greatly benefited his fellow |
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citizens through his achievements as a law enforcement |
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professional, a public servant, and a government relations |
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specialist, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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contributions to his community as he embarks on a well-deserved |
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retirement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate James |
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McCarley on his retirement from McCarley Consultants and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. McCarley as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |