S.R. No. 786 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes special 1-3 pride in recognizing a beloved and respected friend, 1-4 Lias Bubba Steen, who celebrated the joyous occasion of his 57th 1-5 birthday on April 14, 1993; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Lias Bubba Steen has served as Chairman of the 1-7 Texas Employment Commission and Executive Director of the General 1-8 Services Commission; he is currently the Director of General 1-9 Services for The Texas A&M University System; and 1-10 WHEREAS, The son of Lias and Bea Steen of Cuero, Mr. Steen 1-11 is the father of three grown children: Jeffery Steen, an attorney; 1-12 Shannon Steen Mann, an interior designer; and Jennings Steen, a 1-13 student in the master's program in agriculture policy at 1-14 Texas A&M University; and 1-15 WHEREAS, People across the State of Texas recognize 1-16 Mr. Steen as an outstanding citizen and a gifted leader who has 1-17 made innumerable contributions to our state; and 1-18 WHEREAS, While all of this is undeniably true, a few 1-19 members of the Texas Senate would like to address some other 1-20 facets of Mr. Steen's life; in addition to being an outstanding 1-21 citizen, Mr. Steen has many qualities and talents of which the 1-22 public is not aware; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Few people know that Lias Bubba Steen is without 2-1 a doubt the world's one and only, original "Bubba"; as an avid 2-2 collector of cowboy boots and as a man who became a gourmet chef 2-3 because he is too tight to take his dates out for dinner, 2-4 Lias Bubba Steen wins the world's "Bubba" competition hands down; 2-5 and 2-6 WHEREAS, Not only has he garnered that victory, but at the 2-7 age of 57, he has managed to capture several other enviable titles; 2-8 Bubba Steen has established himself as the King of the Red Peppers, 2-9 and he has laid claim to being the Second Best Fajita King in Texas, 2-10 with the author of this Resolution still reigning as number one; and 2-11 WHEREAS, In spite of those fancy titles, the culinary art 2-12 in which Bubba truly excels is making his "famous sauce"; in fact, 2-13 his friends all agree it must certainly be this specialty that makes 2-14 Bubba Steen a winner with the ladies; and 2-15 WHEREAS, Speaking of Bubba's social life, most suspect that 2-16 the real reason Bubba is so often seen escorting adoring women is 2-17 because his true claim to fame is that he was the personal trainer 2-18 of Ruby Begonia of Cuero, the world famous racing turkey; yes, his 2-19 dates never tire of hearing the tales of Ruby Begonia the racing 2-20 turkey and of her "Great Escape" from Cuero; and 2-21 WHEREAS, But now we must come to an end of our roasts and 2-22 toasts to Bubba Steen, except for one more brief observation; if 2-23 the truth be known, Bubba's real forte lies in his talent with 2-24 politics, rather than with racing turkeys; and 2-25 WHEREAS, Bubba has an uncanny ability to convince governors 3-1 of diverse parties of his amazing insight and understanding of state 3-2 government; not only that, Bubba is the only person we know who has 3-3 managed to serve in top positions to three different governors and 3-4 never make a campaign contribution to any one of them--now that is 3-5 a feat that deserves recognition; now, therefore, be it 3-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 3-7 73rd Legislature, hereby congratulate Lias Bubba Steen on the grand 3-8 occasion of his 57th birthday and commend him on his many 3-9 accomplishments; and, be it further 3-10 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 3-11 Bubba Steen as an expression of esteem and affection from the 3-12 Texas Senate. 3-13 Brown 3-14 Armbrister Lucio Shapiro 3-15 Barrientos Luna Shelley 3-16 Bivins Madla Sibley 3-17 Carriker Moncrief Sims 3-18 Ellis Montford Truan 3-19 Haley Nelson Turner 3-20 Harris of Dallas Parker Wentworth 3-21 Harris of Tarrant Patterson West 3-22 Henderson Ratliff Whitmire 3-23 Leedom Rosson Zaffirini 3-24 Bullock, President of the Senate 3-25 _____________________________________ 4-1 President of the Senate 4-2 I hereby certify that the 4-3 above Resolution was adopted by 4-4 the Senate on April 29, 1993. 4-5 _____________________________________ 4-6 Secretary of the Senate 4-7 _____________________________________ 4-8 Member, Texas Senate