R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, David M. Laney is ending a distinguished tenure as a
1-2 member of the Texas Transportation Commission, and his noteworthy
1-3 accomplishments while in office indeed merit special legislative
1-4 recognition; and
1-5 WHEREAS, The chairman of the board and president of Dallas's
1-6 largest law firm, Jenkens & Gilchrist, Mr. Laney was appointed to
1-7 the Texas Transportation Commission in April 1995 by Governor
1-8 George W. Bush and was named chairman of the commission; and
1-9 WHEREAS, Under his exceptional leadership, the commission has
1-10 been credited with a host of significant achievements, including
1-11 increasing highway construction contracts to a total of more than
1-12 $3 billion a year, building the first private toll road in the
1-13 state, and creating the North Texas Turnpike Authority; and
1-14 WHEREAS, Recognizing that the highways crossing the border
1-15 between Texas and Mexico were expected to increase in traffic, he
1-16 led the commission to create a $2.8 billion initiative to improve
1-17 the area's infrastructure; and
1-18 WHEREAS, Working to increase federal funding for Texas, he
1-19 drew an additional $700 million to the Lone Star State; these funds
1-20 have provided for much needed highway repair and construction and
1-21 have supported state transportation agencies, general aviation and
1-22 reliever airports, and the state's extensive urban and rural
1-23 transit systems; and
1-24 WHEREAS, Mr. Laney encouraged the Texas Department of
2-1 Transportation to develop more flexible financing tools to better
2-2 respond to the state's exploding transportation needs, and the
2-3 achievements of the department during his tenure on the commission
2-4 include such capital improvement projects as the LBJ Freeway and
2-5 the Grand Parkway in Houston; and
2-6 WHEREAS, This Dallas native is a graduate of Stanford
2-7 University and the Southern Methodist University School of Law; he
2-8 and his wife of more than 20 years, Eleanor, are the parents of two
2-9 daughters, Margaret and Virginia; highly regarded for his integrity
2-10 and insightfulness, he is also a former member of the Texas Finance
2-11 Commission; and
2-12 WHEREAS, Mr. Laney stepped down as commissioner of
2-13 transportation in April 2000 and will soon complete his six-year
2-14 term as a member of the commission; in light of his myriad
2-15 contributions to the Lone Star State, it is truly a privilege to
2-16 honor him at this time; now, therefore, be it
2-17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-18 Legislature hereby express its appreciation to David M. Laney for
2-19 years of dedicated service to the Texas Transportation Commission
2-20 and extend to him sincere best wishes for success in his future
2-21 endeavors; and, be it further
2-22 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-23 prepared for Mr. Laney as an expression of high regard by the Texas
2-24 House of Representatives.
Alexander
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 637 was adopted by the House on March
29, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House