By: Whitmire S.R. No. 233 1-1 By: Whitmire S.R. No. 233 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-3 WHEREAS, The Texas Senate takes great pride in honoring all 1-4 those who embody the finest Texas traits of loyalty, dedication, 1-5 perseverance against all odds, determination, discretion, and 1-6 longevity; and 1-7 WHEREAS, William Clay Robison was born on this date in 1947 1-8 in San Antonio, Texas, thus meeting the test of longevity; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Clay Robison has spent the past quarter-century 1-10 as a member of the Fourth Estate, working his first 10 years at 1-11 the now-defunct San Antonio Light, thus meeting the test of 1-12 dedication; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Clay Robison has been bureau chief of the Houston 1-14 Chronicle for the past 15 years, making him the longest-serving 1-15 Austin bureau chief of any Texas media, thus meeting the test of 1-16 loyalty; and 1-17 WHEREAS, In recent years Clay Robison has abandoned running 1-18 in the Capitol 10,000, dashing, instead, after his six-year-old 1-19 daughter, Taylor, and his two-year-old son, Adrian, thus meeting 1-20 the test of determination; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Clay Robison continues his daily task of detailing 1-22 the minutiae of state government, thus meeting the test of 1-23 perseverance against all odds; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Some journalists have channeled their insider 2-2 knowledge into tell-all bestsellers like Primary Colors, but 2-3 Clay Robison has, instead, coauthored three riveting textbooks 2-4 on state government, thus meeting the test of discretion; now, 2-5 therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-7 75th Legislature, hereby commend and applaud the career of 2-8 Clay Robison and honor him on the auspicious occasion of his 2-9 50th birthday; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-11 Clay Robison as a memento of this special day. 2-12 ______________________________________ 2-13 President of the Senate 2-14 I hereby certify that the above 2-15 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-16 on February 24, 1997. 2-17 ______________________________________ 2-18 Secretary of the Senate 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 Member, Texas Senate