R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 Edward H. Harte of Corpus Christi for his philanthropic support of 1-3 many worthy projects of lasting value to citizens of the Lone Star 1-4 State; and 1-5 WHEREAS, A nationally known journalist and businessman, 1-6 Mr. Harte enjoyed a distinguished career that spanned a 1-7 quarter-century as the publisher of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times 1-8 from 1962 until his retirement in 1987; together with his wife, the 1-9 late Janet Harte, he has devoted his time and energy to benefit 1-10 numerous educational and charitable organizations in the community 1-11 and, in doing so, he has positively affected the lives of countless 1-12 people; and 1-13 WHEREAS, In September 2000, Mr. Harte presented a gift of 1-14 $46 million to Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi to fund the 1-15 Harte Research Center for Gulf of Mexico Studies; his remarkable 1-16 generosity has ensured the establishment of a world-class research 1-17 center that will focus on issues associated with biodiversity and 1-18 the economy; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Through the years, the Hartes have given more than 1-20 $20 million to support education, the arts, and the homeless; their 1-21 gifts have made possible a performing arts center at Texas A&M 1-22 University--Corpus Christi and a new branch of the city library; 1-23 and 1-24 WHEREAS, In addition, Mr. Harte and his brother, Houston 2-1 Harte, gave a gift of the 66,000-acre North Rosillos Mountains 2-2 Preserve to Big Bend National Park, endowed two professorships at 2-3 The University of Texas at Austin, and supplied the funding for a 2-4 building at Angelo State University in San Angelo, where the Harte 2-5 family lived for a number of years; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Mr. Harte has demonstrated his dedication to the 2-7 worthy goal of protecting habitats and preserving natural resources 2-8 for future generations through the leading role he played in the 2-9 establishment of the Padre Island National Seashore and Mustang 2-10 Island State Park, and he is a former chair and member of the board 2-11 of directors of the National Audubon Society; and 2-12 WHEREAS, Mr. Harte's impressive record of service speaks 2-13 volumes about the profound impact he has had on the Lone Star 2-14 State; a highly respected community leader, he is a source of 2-15 inspiration to many, and his contributions to a host of educational 2-16 and charitable groups in behalf of his fellow Texans is truly 2-17 commendable; it is indeed a privilege to pay tribute to this 2-18 admirable gentleman at this time; now, therefore, be it 2-19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-20 Legislature hereby commend Edward H. Harte for his exceptional 2-21 achievements and contributions to the Corpus Christi community, the 2-22 Coastal Bend area, and the State of Texas; and, be it further 2-23 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-24 prepared for Mr. Harte as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-25 House of Representatives. Luna Laney Goodman Merritt Alexander Goolsby Miller Allen Gray Moreno of Harris Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso Bailey Grusendorf Morrison Berman Gutierrez Mowery Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat Bosse Hamric Najera Brimer Hardcastle Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira Burnam Heflin Olivo Callegari Hilbert Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Carter Hill Puente Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay Chisum Hochberg Rangel Christian Hodge Raymond Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas Cook Hopson Ritter Corte Howard Sadler Counts Hunter Salinas Crabb Hupp Seaman Craddick Isett Shields Crownover Janek Smith Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Junell Swinford Denny Keel Talton Deshotel Keffer Telford Driver King of Parker Thompson Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery Dunnam Kitchen Truitt Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal Ellis Longoria Walker Farabee Luna West Farrar McCall Williams Flores McClendon Wilson Gallego McReynolds Wise Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth George Marchant Wolens Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley Giddings Maxey Yarbrough Glaze Menendez Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 369 was adopted by the House on February 26, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House