By Marchant                                           H.R. No. 1273
         76R17878 BE-D                           
                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives takes great pride
 1-2     in recognizing the outstanding tenure of Texas Banking Commissioner
 1-3     Catherine A. Ghiglieri, for her exceptional service indeed merits
 1-4     special legislative recognition; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Ms. Ghiglieri was appointed to the commissioner's
 1-6     post in 1992, and she is the first woman to hold this important
 1-7     office and only the fifth commissioner in the agency's 55-year
 1-8     history; she also held the positions of chairman of the Prepaid
 1-9     Funeral Guaranty Fund, director for Access to Financial Services,
1-10     and executive director of the Finance Commission of Texas; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Her experience and insight have served the State of
1-12     Texas well, particularly in the area of reform; under her able
1-13     guidance, many internal banking department policies and procedures
1-14     were updated, and her efforts were recognized with department
1-15     accreditation by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors as a
1-16     model of modern state banking regulation; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Foremost among the department's many achievements in
1-18     behalf of Lone Star citizens during Ms. Ghiglieri's tenure was
1-19     passage of the Texas Banking Act in 1995, a complete rewrite of the
1-20     state's 50-year-old banking laws; Ms. Ghiglieri also played a key
1-21     role in the 1997 Texas Trust Company Act and the 1999 Interstate
1-22     Branching and Banking Bill; and
1-23           WHEREAS, This dedicated public servant is leaving the Texas
1-24     Department of Banking to pursue personal goals and challenges; her
 2-1     impressive record of service with the state portends success in any
 2-2     endeavor she may undertake, and though she will be deeply missed,
 2-3     it is a great pleasure to honor her  at this time; now, therefore,
 2-4     be it
 2-5           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-6     Legislature hereby commend Catherine A. Ghiglieri for her many
 2-7     years of service to the state and extend to her best wishes for
 2-8     continued success and happiness; and, be it further
 2-9           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-10     prepared for Ms. Ghiglieri as an expression of highest regard by
2-11     the Texas House of Representatives.