1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 797

        1-2           WHEREAS, Tim Hodges has admirably served the County of Denton

        1-3     and the State of Texas since February 3, 1987, and the Texas Senate

        1-4     is proud to recognize this distinguished gentleman for his

        1-5     exceptional contributions; and

        1-6           WHEREAS, A dedicated and industrious individual, Mr. Hodges

        1-7     served with distinction as Deputy County Clerk and Chief Deputy

        1-8     County Clerk until his election as County Clerk in November, 1990;

        1-9     he has continued to serve in that capacity, bringing about needed

       1-10     changes in his department to better serve the people of

       1-11     Denton County; and

       1-12           WHEREAS, Tim Hodges was responsible for the transition of

       1-13     the Denton County Clerk's Office into the electronic age with the

       1-14     introduction of state-of-the-art voting, including on-line early

       1-15     voting and optical scan election day voting; and

       1-16           WHEREAS, Since his election to fill the Office of

       1-17     County Clerk, Mr. Hodges has also modernized all Denton County

       1-18     Courts-at-Law through computerization and the introduction and

       1-19     installation of digitized deed records; and

       1-20           WHEREAS, He has continually and consistently met the

       1-21     challenges presented by one of the fastest growing counties in the

       1-22     nation; Denton County has grown from 96,000 registered voters in

       1-23     1987 to 214,000 registered voters in 1997; and

        2-1           WHEREAS, During his tenure, the county clerk has fostered an

        2-2     attitude of serving the citizens of Denton County in an expeditious

        2-3     and friendly manner; and

        2-4           WHEREAS, His exemplary work in carrying forward his duties

        2-5     has earned him the respect of his fellow county clerks and members

        2-6     of the state legislature, who have invited him to testify before

        2-7     numerous legislative committees; now, therefore, be it

        2-8           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

        2-9     75th Legislature, hereby express its deep appreciation to

       2-10     Tim Hodges and commend him for his 10 years of valuable service

       2-11     to the citizens of Denton County and to the State of Texas; and,

       2-12     be it further

       2-13           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

       2-14     Mr. Hodges as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate.

       2-15                                                                  Nelson

       2-16                                  ______________________________________

       2-17                                          President of the Senate

       2-18                                       I hereby certify that the above

       2-19                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

       2-20                                  on May 21, 1997.

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       2-22                                          Secretary of the Senate

       2-23                                  ______________________________________

       2-24                                           Member, Texas Senate