By Junell H.R. No. 725 77R12313 GMW-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Billy Hamilton, deputy comptroller of public 1-2 accounts, has had a long and distinguished career that has spanned 1-3 three decades and three Texas comptrollers: Bob Bullock, John 1-4 Sharp, and Carole Keeton Rylander; and 1-5 WHEREAS, For nine years, Mr. Hamilton has demonstrated his 1-6 outstanding leadership skills as deputy comptroller, and for his 1-7 exemplary work he was given the Administrator of the Year Award by 1-8 the Texas State Agency Business Administrators Association; he has 1-9 also served as executive director for the Select Committee on Tax 1-10 Equity and as chief revenue estimator of Texas, and he survived the 1-11 tax reform of the 75th Texas Legislature; and 1-12 WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman organized and managed the 1-13 nationally recognized Texas Performance Reviews of 1991, 1993, 1-14 1994, and 1996, identifying a combined total of more than $11.5 1-15 billion in potential savings while ensuring numerous improvements 1-16 in the performance of state government; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Mr. Hamilton designed, planned, and directed the 1-18 Texas Information Technology (IT) Academy, a collaborative effort 1-19 between state government agencies and the private sector to help 1-20 the state recruit, train, and retain IT workers while also 1-21 expanding the private IT labor pool in Texas; moreover, he created 1-22 the Agency's Renaissance Project: Rethinking the Way We Do 1-23 Business, invoking a new period of employee creativity, 1-24 inventiveness, and innovation to improve service to citizens of 2-1 Texas, and this project has now expanded to include the annual Idea 2-2 Fair; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Recognized for his expertise in tax administration 2-4 and financial management, Mr. Hamilton is the past president and 2-5 current board member of the National Tax Association and the 2-6 National Federation of Tax Administrators; he was the first 2-7 recipient of the Bob Bullock Award for Public Stewardship presented 2-8 by the Government Technology Conference; and 2-9 WHEREAS, This McGregor, Texas, native graduated from The 2-10 University of Texas at Austin with highest honors and the Lyndon B. 2-11 Johnson School of Public Affairs, and the LBJ School presented him 2-12 its first Distinguished Alumni Award; Mr. Hamilton is a devoted 2-13 husband and father, and he and his wife, Chris, have raised three 2-14 outstanding children: Kelly, Michael, and Mark; and 2-15 WHEREAS, Referencing the contributions of Billy Hamilton to 2-16 the State of Texas evokes an expression he is wont to use: "It's 2-17 like eating potato chips--or Krispy Kreme Doughnuts: Once you 2-18 start, it's hard to stop"; now, therefore, be it 2-19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-20 Legislature hereby honor Billy Hamilton on the occasion of his 50th 2-21 birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued 2-22 success and happiness in all his endeavors.