HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature is proud to congratulate 1-2 former State Representative Karyne Jones Conley on her latest 1-3 career achievements with SBC Telecommunications, Inc., in 1-4 Washington, D.C.; and 1-5 WHEREAS, A native San Antonian, Ms. Conley earned a 1-6 bachelor's degree in political science from Clark Atlanta 1-7 University in Georgia and a master's degree in public affairs from 1-8 Northern Illinois University; in 1995, she completed her second 1-9 master's degree at Harvard University, focusing on the study of 1-10 economic and political development; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Ms. Conley began her distinguished public service 1-12 career in our nation's capital as a congressional aide to former 1-13 U.S. Representative Andrew Young of Georgia, and when he was 1-14 appointed by then-President Jimmy Carter to the post of Ambassador 1-15 to the United Nations, the youthful Miss Jones served as Young's 1-16 Public Affairs Officer at the United States Mission to the United 1-17 Nations in New York City; and 1-18 WHEREAS, After returning to her hometown of San Antonio, 1-19 Ms. Conley drew upon her deep interest in both education and the 1-20 arts as Director of the Carver Cultural Center and as a grant 1-21 writer for The University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures; she 1-22 also served as Program Developer for Continuing Education at San 1-23 Antonio College, and in 1985, she was elected to her first public 1-24 office, the East Central Independent School District Board of 2-1 Trustees; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Highly regarded throughout the community for her 2-3 professionalism, integrity, and dedication, this esteemed lady was 2-4 elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1988, representing 2-5 eastern San Antonio and Bexar County and was re-elected without 2-6 opposition in 1990, 1992, and 1994; during her four terms of 2-7 office, Representative Conley demonstrated intelligence and 2-8 leadership as a member of the Appropriations, House Administration, 2-9 Corrections, and Judiciary committees, and she was tapped to serve 2-10 as vice-chair of the House's Urban Affairs Committee; and 2-11 WHEREAS, Since July 1996, Ms. Conley has served with 2-12 distinction as Director of Federal Relations with SBC 2-13 Telecommunications, Inc., in Washington, D.C., and although this 2-14 position has temporarily drawn her away from her beloved San 2-15 Antonio, her neighbors and many friends in the Lone Star State are 2-16 hopeful that she will eventually return home; and 2-17 WHEREAS, In this, as in all of her endeavors, Ms. Conley has 2-18 enjoyed the love and support of her family, which includes her 2-19 husband, attorney Jim Conley, and four children: James, Jason, 2-20 John, and Karyne Jalon; and 2-21 WHEREAS, Both in her personal life and in her professional 2-22 service, the Honorable Karyne Jones Conley has exhibited an abiding 2-23 concern for the well-being of her fellow Americans, and she is 2-24 indeed deserving of recognition as she pursues this new chapter of 2-25 her life; now, therefore, be it 2-26 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas, 2-27 Regular Session, 1997, hereby congratulate former State 3-1 Representative Karyne Jones Conley on her new position with SBC 3-2 Telecommunications, Inc., and extend to her warmest best wishes for 3-3 continued success; and, be it further 3-4 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-5 prepared for Ms. Conley as an expression of highest regard by the 3-6 Texas House of Representatives and Senate. Alvarado Laney Gutierrez Oliveira Alexander Haggerty Olivo Allen Hamric Palmer Alvarado Hartnett Patterson Averitt Hawley Pickett Bailey Heflin Pitts Berlanga Hernandez Place Bonnen Hightower Price Bosse Hilbert Puente Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck Burnam Hill Ramsay Carter Hinojosa Rangel Chavez Hirschi Raymond Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas Clark Holzheauser Rhodes Coleman Horn Rodriguez Cook Howard Roman 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. 320 was adopted by the House on May 31, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 320 was adopted by the Senate on May 31, 1997, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor