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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Paul L. Morris is being inducted into the Petroleum |
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Hall of Fame on April 29, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Headquartered at the Petroleum Museum in Midland, |
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the Petroleum Hall of Fame honors professionals who have made |
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outstanding contributions to the petroleum industry and those who |
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have set worthy examples of exemplary service, good character, and |
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high achievement; and |
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WHEREAS, Paul Morris was raised in West Virginia and began |
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his career with Hope Natural Gas while attending the University of |
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Cincinnati; after graduation, he joined Columbia Gas System Service |
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Corporation; he worked in Delaware and became manager of Columbia |
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LNG Corporation in 1976; a subsequent promotion to vice president |
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of exploration and production took him to Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1981, Mr. Morris relocated to Midland for a new |
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position as chief executive officer of Banner Energy; he was hired |
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by Wagner and Brown in 1988, and he became chief executive officer |
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six years later; under his leadership, the company completed nearly |
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600 wells across Texas and Oklahoma and in the United Kingdom and |
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Australia; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Morris co-founded Elk River Resources in 2013; |
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he served as CEO until 2019, when he stepped into his current role |
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as senior advisor to the board; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime leader in his field, Paul Morris has |
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distinguished himself in the Lone Star State and beyond through his |
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vision, expertise, and business acumen, and he is indeed deserving |
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of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Paul L. Morris on his induction into the |
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Petroleum Hall of Fame and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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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. Morris as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |