1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 632 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of Texas will commemorate the 150th 1-4 anniversary of the election of the first Lieutenant Governor of 1-5 the State of Texas on Friday, May 2, 1997, and each living former 1-6 lieutenant governor in the state will be on hand for a small 1-7 ceremony; and 1-8 WHEREAS, The 37th Lieutenant Governor, William P. Hobby, 1-9 served in this office for a longer time than any other person 1-10 elected to it; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Continuing an affiliation with state government 1-12 that includes three generations, Bill Hobby is the grandson 1-13 of a state senator, Edwin Hobby, and son of William P. Hobby, Sr., 1-14 the state's 24th lieutenant governor, who became governor in 1917; 1-15 and 1-16 WHEREAS, Born on January 19, 1932, in Houston, he graduated 1-17 from Rice University in 1953 and entered the United States Navy, 1-18 where he served for four years in Naval Intelligence; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Thereafter, he joined the staff of the 1-20 Houston Post, his father's newspaper, and advanced through 1-21 several editorial positions; with the decline of his father's 1-22 health, Bill Hobby took more control over the paper with increased 1-23 managerial responsibilities; he became executive editor and 2-1 president of the company in 1965; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Serving as Senate Parliamentarian for 2-3 Lieutenant Governor Ben Ramsey in 1959 gave William Hobby 2-4 valuable experience with the Texas State Senate; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Appointed to two state posts in 1969, he led a 2-6 comprehensive review of the welfare system of Texas as Chairman of 2-7 the Senate Interim Committee on Welfare Reform and was also named 2-8 to the Texas Air Control Board; and 2-9 WHEREAS, Bill Hobby ran for lieutenant governor in 1972 and 2-10 was elected; he first presided over the 63rd Legislature, and as 2-11 chairman of the Legislative Budget Board, promoted policies using 2-12 zero-based budgeting; at the same time, a constitutional amendment 2-13 was adopted making the term for lieutenant governor a four-year 2-14 office; and 2-15 WHEREAS, During his tenure as lieutenant governor, the 2-16 Sunset Advisory Commission was created, indigent health care was 2-17 instituted, and tremendous gains were made in the fields of fiscal 2-18 management, mental health, water conservation, and public 2-19 assistance programs; and 2-20 WHEREAS, The contributions made by Bill Hobby as a member 2-21 of the Select Committee on Public Education underscore his 2-22 determination to support our state's educational system; the 2-23 committee's recommendation led to the reform of public education 2-24 in Texas; and 2-25 WHEREAS, Currently the Radoslav Tsanoff Professor at Rice 3-1 University, Bill Hobby also presently holds the Sid Richardson 3-2 Chair in Public Affairs at the LBJ School of Public Affairs; and 3-3 WHEREAS, Bill Hobby serves on the boards of Southwest 3-4 Airlines and Saint Edward's University; now, therefore, be it 3-5 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 3-6 75th Legislature, hereby commend the career of superb public 3-7 service of William P. Hobby and express deepest gratitude to 3-8 him for his manifold contributions to his fellow citizens; and, be 3-9 it further 3-10 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 3-11 him as an expression of the highest regard and esteem of the 3-12 Texas Senate. 3-13 Truan 3-14 Armbrister Galloway Ogden 3-15 Barrientos Harris Patterson 3-16 Bivins Haywood Ratliff 3-17 Brown Lindsay Shapiro 3-18 Cain Lucio Shapleigh 3-19 Carona Luna Sibley 3-20 Duncan Madla Wentworth 3-21 Ellis Moncrief West 3-22 Fraser Nelson Whitmire 3-23 Gallegos Nixon Zaffirini 3-24 Bullock, President of the Senate 3-25 ______________________________________ 3-26 President of the Senate 3-27 I hereby certify that the above 3-28 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-29 on May 1, 1997. 3-30 ______________________________________ 3-31 Secretary of the Senate 3-32 ______________________________________ 3-33 Dean of the Senate