H.R. No. 13 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 Billy Reneau for his exceptional service to the citizens of 1-3 Nacogdoches County as county commissioner of Precinct 1; and 1-4 WHEREAS, A native of Appleby, Commissioner Reneau was 1-5 graduated from Garrison High School in 1956 and went on to attend 1-6 Paris Junior College on a football scholarship; and 1-7 WHEREAS, He began his distinguished tenure of public service 1-8 in 1985 after being elected to serve the people of Nacogdoches 1-9 County as county commissioner of Precinct 1; he has served ably in 1-10 that capacity for the past seven years, performing the duties of 1-11 his office with the utmost integrity and an unwavering dedication 1-12 to the principles of good government; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Commissioner Reneau's tenure has been marked by many 1-14 significant accomplishments in a variety of areas; he played an 1-15 instrumental role in the completion of a numbering system for 1-16 county roads and spearheaded efforts to create a countywide 9-1-1 1-17 emergency service program; and 1-18 WHEREAS, He also instituted numerous improvements to the 1-19 county infrastructure, securing funds to pave 11-1/2 miles of 1-20 county roads and facilitating efforts to build county bridges; in 1-21 addition, he helped to provide the Nacogdoches County road 1-22 department with new equipment; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Adept in the skills of problem-solving and 1-24 negotiation, Commissioner Reneau played a vital role in 2-1 establishing the county's new law enforcement center and jail and 2-2 also led efforts in the area of solid waste management; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Outside his capacity as commissioner, this 2-4 exceptional gentleman has maintained close ties to his community as 2-5 an organizer and charter member of the Appleby Volunteer Fire 2-6 Department and a devout member of the congregation of Bethel 2-7 Baptist Church; and 2-8 WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished career, Commissioner 2-9 Reneau has shown the utmost dedication to public service, and his 2-10 consummate concern for the betterment of his community is truly 2-11 worthy of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-13 Legislature hereby honor Commissioner Billy Reneau for his 2-14 outstanding service and commitment to the citizens of Nacogdoches 2-15 County and extend best wishes to him in all his future endeavors; 2-16 and, be it further 2-17 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-18 prepared for Commissioner Reneau as an expression of highest regard 2-19 by the Texas House of Representatives. 2-20 by the Texas House of Representatives. 2-21 Johnson 2-22 H.R. No. 13 2-23 _______________________________ 2-24 Speaker of the House 2-25 I certify that H.R. No. 13 was adopted by the House on March 2-26 11, 1993, by a non-record vote. 2-27 _______________________________ 3-1 Chief Clerk of the House