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
                                             _______________________________
                                                   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.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House