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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, David Warren Wallace retired as Sutton County |
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attorney in 2020, drawing to a close a remarkable tenure with the |
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county that spanned three and a half decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Sonora and a fourth-generation rancher |
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in Sutton County, David Wallace earned a bachelor's degree in |
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petroleum land management from The University of Texas at Austin in |
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1978 and a law degree from South Texas College of Law in 1982; |
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returning to his hometown, he served as city attorney and assistant |
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district attorney before becoming Sutton County attorney on January |
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1, 1985; and |
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WHEREAS, Having been in office for 35 years, Mr. Wallace |
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became one of the longest-serving county attorneys in the Lone Star |
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State; he has also maintained a successful private practice in oil |
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and gas law, and he is well-known as a litigator on behalf of |
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mineral rights owners; in addition, he is a former council member of |
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the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of |
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Texas as well as a member of the Texas District and County Attorneys |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Wallace has often made presentations to energy |
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conferences as well as to conferences of the State Bar of Texas and |
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the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO), and he has |
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published articles about oil and gas law and spoken about oil and |
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mineral rights before many organizations and in academic settings; |
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he has also served as a director of NARO and the Mohair Council of |
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America and as a board member of The Bank & Trust and Westex |
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Bancorp, Inc.; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Wallace has benefited from |
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the love and support of his wife, Elizabeth, as well as that of |
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their two sons, Wilson and Warren; a leader in his community, he is |
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a member of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association, the Sonora |
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Lions Club, and St. John's Episcopal Church; and |
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WHEREAS, David Wallace's dedication, expertise, and |
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commitment to the law have greatly benefited the citizens of Sutton |
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County and earned him the respect and admiration of his peers, and |
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he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he |
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embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate David Warren Wallace on his |
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retirement as Sutton County attorney and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Wallace as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |