By:  Lucio, Zaffirini, Truan                 S.C.R. No. 39

         97S0449/2                           

                            SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas takes pride in

 1-2     recognizing Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, President of the

 1-3     Senate, who was recently selected as the 1997 Border Texan of the

 1-4     Year; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, Initiated by the Hidalgo Chamber of Commerce in

 1-6     1989, the Border Texan of the Year award pays tribute to an

 1-7     individual who has made outstanding contributions to the betterment

 1-8     of the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas; and

 1-9           WHEREAS, A legendary figure in the State of Texas, Bob

1-10     Bullock has devoted his life to the benefit of our state and has

1-11     given generously of his time and energy on behalf of the Rio Grande

1-12     Valley area and South Texas communities; and

1-13           WHEREAS, A man of extraordinary leadership, vision, and

1-14     determination, Bob Bullock is one of our state's most remarkable

1-15     citizens; and

1-16           WHEREAS, A renowned statesman and veteran politician, Bob

1-17     Bullock was sworn in as the 38th Lieutenant Governor and President

1-18     of the Texas Senate on January 15, 1991; he began his second

1-19     four-year term as Lieutenant Governor on January 17, 1995; and

1-20           WHEREAS, A graduate of Baylor Law School, Governor Bullock

1-21     began his exceptional career as a member of the Texas House of

1-22     Representatives in 1957; he served as Assistant Attorney General in

1-23     1967 and 1968 and as Secretary of State in 1971 and 1972; he was

1-24     the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts from 1975 to 1990; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, In tribute to his hard work and his countless

 2-2     achievements, Governor Bullock has received numerous awards and

 2-3     honors; in 1996, he was awarded the Santa Rita Award by The

 2-4     University of Texas System Board of Regents and the Distinguished

 2-5     Public Servant Award by Texas Tech University Center for Public

 2-6     Service; and

 2-7           WHEREAS, The Lieutenant Governor was awarded the Price Daniel

 2-8     Distinguished Public Service Award for 1995 by Baylor University

 2-9     and was honored by Texas A&M International University at Laredo

2-10     with the naming of the Bob Bullock Hall; also named in his honor

2-11     was the Bob Bullock Center for Business and Computer Science and

2-12     the Bob Bullock Endowed Scholarship at Blinn College; he was

2-13     granted an Honorary Doctor of Humanities in Medicine by Baylor

2-14     College of Medicine in 1992; and

2-15           WHEREAS, Governor Bullock has earned the praise and gratitude

2-16     of the Texas Democratic Women, who named him Humanitarian of the

2-17     Year in 1995; he was the recipient of the Texas Maverick Award in

2-18     1995 from the Board of Directors of the Corporate Fund for

2-19     Children, was selected as Texan of the Year in 1995 by the Texas

2-20     Legislative Conference, and received the Outstanding Services to

2-21     Libraries Award in 1994 from the Texas Library Association; he was

2-22     named Legislator of the Year by the Houston Police Patrolman's

2-23     Union; and

2-24           WHEREAS, A uniquely talented individual who works tirelessly

2-25     on behalf of his state, Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock has served

 3-1     on a multitude of public service boards and commissions: he has

 3-2     served as Chair of the Legislative Budget Board and the Legislative

 3-3     Reference Library Board; he has also served as a member of the

 3-4     Criminal Justice Policy Council, the Child Care Development Board,

 3-5     the Foundation School Fund Budget Committee, the Legislative

 3-6     Redistricting Board, and the State Preservation Board; he is on the

 3-7     Advisory Board of Save Texas Cemeteries and Southwest Texas

 3-8     University's Public Service Academy; and

 3-9           WHEREAS, A distinguished gentleman and an extraordinarily

3-10     accomplished statesman, Bob Bullock is a highly respected leader in

3-11     our state and is unquestionably an exemplary figure for generations

3-12     of future Texans; now, therefore, be it

3-13           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

3-14     hereby commend Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock for his invaluable

3-15     contributions to our state and extend congratulations to him on

3-16     earning the 1997 Border Texan of the Year award; and, be it further

3-17           RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for

3-18     Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock as an expression of esteem from the

3-19     Texas Legislature.