R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, February 17, 1999, marks the birthday of our
1-2 esteemed colleague, the Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., and it
1-3 gives the members of this chamber great pleasure to acknowledge him
1-4 on this auspicious occasion; and
1-5 WHEREAS, A native of Houston's Fifth Ward, Representative
1-6 Dutton is a proud graduate of Phillis Wheatley High School and
1-7 Texas Southern University, from which he earned a bachelor's degree
1-8 in accounting in 1966, and he was designated a distinguished
1-9 alumnus by that university; and
1-10 WHEREAS, This esteemed public servant also graduated from the
1-11 Thurgood Marshall School of Law and currently serves the university
1-12 as an adjunct professor; he operates a private legal practice in
1-13 Houston and is a member of the Texas Bar Association, the Houston
1-14 Bar Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and the
1-15 American Trial Lawyers Association; and
1-16 WHEREAS, Representative Dutton's professional career has also
1-17 encompassed employment with Conoco, Inc., and service as the
1-18 president of Four Star Broadcasting; granted a license to construct
1-19 and operate an independent UHF television station in Houston in
1-20 1986, he later hosted the television show "Sunday Night Journal,"
1-21 which featured guests of local and national interest; and
1-22 WHEREAS, Representative Dutton is now in his eighth term in
1-23 the Texas House of Representatives, which he currently serves as
1-24 co-chairman of the Joint Select Committee on Historically
2-1 Underutilized Businesses and as vice chairman of the Public
2-2 Education Committee and the House Democratic Caucus; in addition,
2-3 he is an esteemed member of the House Calendars Committee, the
2-4 House Committee on Civil Practices, the Select Committee on
2-5 Constitutional Revision, the Steering Committee for the House
2-6 Research Organization, the Legislative Study Group, the Legislative
2-7 Black Caucus, and the Harris County Delegation; and
2-8 WHEREAS, Representative Dutton's myriad legislative
2-9 accomplishments include successful sponsorship of Texas' first
2-10 statutory program for women-owned and minority-owned businesses and
2-11 initiatives addressing public education improvements and insurance
2-12 availability and affordability; his achievements have earned him
2-13 recognition as Legislator of the Year by the Forward Times
2-14 Newspaper, the Houston Police Officers Association, the Harris
2-15 County Deputy Sheriff's Association, and the Afro-American Deputy
2-16 Sheriff's Association; and
2-17 WHEREAS, Throughout his many years of legislative service,
2-18 Representative Dutton has played an active role in making this
2-19 state a better place in which to live, work, and raise a family,
2-20 and the occasion of his birthday provides a fitting opportunity to
2-21 honor him; now, therefore, be it
2-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-23 Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Harold V. Dutton,
2-24 Jr., on the joyous occasion of his birthday and extend to him
2-25 sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it
2-26 further
2-27 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-1 prepared for Representative Dutton as an expression of highest
3-2 regard by his colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives.
Farrar
Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso
Alexander Goodman Morrison
Allen Goolsby Mowery
Alvarado Gray Naishtat
Averitt Green Najera
Bailey Greenberg Nixon
Berman Grusendorf Noriega
Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira
Bosse Haggerty Olivo
Brimer Hamric Palmer
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts
Burnam Hawley Puente
Capelo Heflin Ramsay
Carter Hilbert Rangel
Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar
Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas
Christian Hinojosa Ritter
Clark Hochberg Sadler
Coleman Hodge Salinas
Cook Homer Seaman
Corte Hope Shields
Counts Howard Siebert
Crabb Hunter Smith
Craddick Hupp Smithee
Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron
Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar
Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples
Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford
Davis of Dallas Junell Talton
Delisi Keel Telford
Denny Keffer Thompson
Deshotel King of Parker Tillery
Driver King of Uvalde Truitt
Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman
Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris
Edwards Lengefeld Uher
Ehrhardt Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Eiland Lewis of Orange Van de Putte
Elkins Longoria Walker
Ellis Luna West
Farabee McCall Williams
Farrar McClendon Wilson
Flores McReynolds Wise
Gallego Madden Wohlgemuth
Garcia Marchant Wolens
George Maxey Woolley
Giddings Merritt Yarbrough
Moreno of Harris Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 198 was adopted by the House on
February 17, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House