WHEREAS, February 12, 1997, has been designated Byron Matthews HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, February 12, 1997, has been designated Byron Matthews Day 1-2 in Fort Worth, and the members of the Texas Legislature are proud 1-3 to join his family and friends in honoring this notable Texan for 1-4 his many achievements; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Judge Matthews' long and colorful legal career began 1-6 after his graduation from Baylor University Law School, when at the 1-7 age of 22 he became an assistant district attorney in the Tarrant 1-8 County District Attorney's office; and 1-9 WHEREAS, In 1938 Mr. Matthews entered private practice, 1-10 quickly building a formidable reputation, and by the 1950s he was 1-11 widely acknowledged as the preeminent criminal defense lawyer in 1-12 Fort Worth; accounts of his most celebrated cases have reached the 1-13 status of legend, and he is now a member of the Texas Criminal 1-14 Defense Lawyers Hall of Fame; and 1-15 WHEREAS, The consummate legal acumen and keen intelligence 1-16 that characterized Mr. Matthews' career as an attorney ensured his 1-17 success as a jurist, and he served with distinction for almost 20 1-18 years as judge of Criminal District Court No. 1; among his many 1-19 accomplishments in this position was his inauguration of Tarrant 1-20 County's pretrial release and court coordinator programs; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Judge Matthews takes an active interest in community 1-22 affairs, and he serves on both the Carswell Redevelopment Board and 1-23 the executive committee of the Lake Worth National Bank; an avid 1-24 horseman as well, he has twice been elected president of the 2-1 National Cutting Horse Association; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Throughout his remarkable career, Judge Matthews has 2-3 drawn strength and inspiration from his wife, Jozelle, and their 2-4 affection and regard for each other have continued to grow and 2-5 flourish for more than half a century; and 2-6 WHEREAS, On Byron Matthews Day, Tarrant County Judge Tom 2-7 Vandergriff will present a Tarrant County flag to Judge Matthews in 2-8 appreciation for his legacy of public service; this ceremony will 2-9 mark the first time that a resident of the county has been 2-10 presented with a flag that has been flown over the Tarrant County 2-11 Courthouse; now, therefore, be it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-13 hereby honor Judge Byron Matthews for his many contributions to the 2-14 city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, and the State of Texas and 2-15 extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and 2-16 happiness in the future; and, be it further 2-17 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-18 prepared for Judge Matthews as an expression of high regard by the 2-19 Texas House of Representatives and Senate. Lewis of Tarrant Laney Gutierrez Ogden Alexander Haggerty Oliveira Allen Hamric Olivo Alvarado Hartnett Palmer Averitt Hawley Patterson Bailey Heflin Pickett Berlanga Hernandez Pitts Bonnen Hightower Place Bosse Hilbert Price Brimer Hilderbran Puente Burnam Hill Rabuck Carter Hinojosa Ramsay Chavez Hirschi Rangel Chisum Hochberg Raymond Christian Hodge Reyna of Bexar Clark Holzheauser Reyna of Dallas Coleman Horn Rhodes Cook Howard Rodriguez Corte Hunter Sadler Counts Hupp Seaman Crabb Isett Serna Craddick Jackson Shields Cuellar Janek Siebert Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee Davila Junell Solis Davis Kamel Solomons Delisi Keel Staples Denny Keffer Stiles Driver King Swinford Dukes Krusee Talton Dunnam Kubiak Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman Elkins Luna Turner of Harris Farrar McCall Uher Finnell McClendon Van de Putte Flores McReynolds Walker Gallego Madden West Galloway Marchant Williams Garcia Maxey Williamson Giddings Merritt Wilson Glaze Moffat Wise Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth Goolsby Mowery Wolens Gray Naishtat Woolley Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 41 was adopted by the House on January 30, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 41 was adopted by the Senate on February 4, 1997, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor