R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Honorable Billy John Edwards of Abilene is
 1-2     retiring as judge of the 104th District Court in Taylor County, a
 1-3     position he has held since being appointed by Governor William P.
 1-4     Clements on June 1, 1981; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Judge Edwards obtained his juris doctor degree from
 1-6     the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1972; admitted to
 1-7     the Texas Bar that same year and admitted to practice in the
 1-8     Federal Courts, Northern District of Texas, two years later, he was
 1-9     assistant city attorney for the City of Abilene and assistant
1-10     district attorney for Taylor County and was in private practice
1-11     before being appointed to the bench; and
1-12           WHEREAS, Judge Edwards has meritoriously served his community
1-13     as judge of the 104th District Court, participating on the Juvenile
1-14     Board of Taylor County, the Domestic Relations Board, and the
1-15     Community Justice Council; he also has been a member of the Taylor
1-16     County Jail Planning Committee and is a member of the Taylor County
1-17     Computer Steering Committee; and
1-18           WHEREAS, Judge Edwards has given generously of his time and
1-19     expertise to various professional organizations; he served two
1-20     terms as director of the Abilene Bar Association and was president
1-21     of the Abilene Young Lawyers Association; Taylor County's local
1-22     administrative district judge since 1986, Judge Edwards was
1-23     president and vice president of the Texas Association of District
1-24     Judges; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, Known for his calm demeanor, Judge Edwards has
 2-2     upheld the standards of fairness and integrity in his court for two
 2-3     decades, earning a deep respect from countless citizens and the
 2-4     gratitude of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
 2-5           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-6     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the Honorable Billy John Edwards
 2-7     for his many years of noteworthy service as judge of the 104th
 2-8     District Court and offer him best wishes for success and happiness
 2-9     in all his future endeavors; and, be it further
2-10           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-11     prepared for Judge Edwards as an expression of high regard by the
2-12     Texas House of Representatives.
                                                                      Hunter
                                                                      Counts
                                                                      Keffer
                                                                      Junell
                                                           Turner of Coleman
         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. 1134 was adopted by the House on May
         22, 2001, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House