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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 667
 1-3           WHEREAS, Billy Hamilton, Deputy Comptroller of Public
 1-4     Accounts, has had a long and distinguished career that has
 1-5     spanned three decades and three Texas Comptrollers:  Bob Bullock,
 1-6     John Sharp, and Carole Keeton Rylander; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, Billy has demonstrated outstanding leadership
 1-8     skills as Deputy Comptroller for over nine years, during which he
 1-9     was given the Administrator of the Year Award by the Texas State
1-10     Agency Business Administrators Association; he has also served as
1-11     Executive Director for the Select Committee on Tax Equity and as
1-12     Chief Revenue Estimator of Texas; and he survived the tax reform
1-13     session of the 75th Legislature!; and
1-14           WHEREAS, Billy organized and managed the nationally
1-15     recognized Texas Performance Reviews of 1991, 1993, 1994, and
1-16     1996, identifying a combined total of more than $11.5 billion
1-17     in potential savings, along with numerous improvements in the
1-18     performance and services of state government; and
1-19           WHEREAS, Billy designed, planned, and directed the Texas
1-20     Information Technology (IT) Academy, a collaborative effort between
1-21     state government agencies and the private sector to help the state
1-22     recruit, train, and retain IT workers, while also expanding the
 2-1     private IT labor pool in Texas; and
 2-2           WHEREAS, Billy created the Agency's Renaissance Project:
 2-3     Rethinking the Way We Do Business, invoking a new period of
 2-4     employee creativity, inventiveness, and innovation to improve
 2-5     service to the citizens of Texas, which was expanded to include
 2-6     the annual Idea Fair; and
 2-7           WHEREAS, Billy is recognized for his expertise in tax
 2-8     administration and financial management; Billy is a past president
 2-9     and current board member of the National Tax Association and the
2-10     National Federation of Tax Administrators; Billy was the first
2-11     recipient of the Bob Bullock Award for Public Stewardship presented
2-12     by the Government Technology Conference; and
2-13           WHEREAS, A native of McGregor, Texas, Billy is a graduate
2-14     of The University of Texas at Austin with highest honors and the
2-15     Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs; he was recognized as
2-16     the first recipient of the L.B.J. School's Distinguished Alumni
2-17     Award; and
2-18           WHEREAS, Billy and his wife, Chris, have raised three
2-19     outstanding children:  Kelly, Michael, and Mark; and
2-20           WHEREAS, Referencing Billy's contributions to the State of
2-21     Texas is reminiscent of an analogy he sometimes uses:  "It's like
2-22     eating potato chips (or Krispy Kreme Doughnuts):  Once you start,
2-23     it's hard to stop."; now, therefore, be it
 3-1           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 3-2     77th Legislature, hereby extend best wishes to Billy Hamilton
 3-3     on the grand occasion of his 50th birthday on April 7, 2001; and,
 3-4     be it further
 3-5           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
 3-6     Billy as a token of high regard from the Texas Senate.
 3-7                                                    Sibley
 3-8           Armbrister           Gallegos            Ogden
 3-9           Barrientos           Harris              Shapiro
3-10           Bernsen              Haywood             Shapleigh
3-11           Bivins               Jackson             Staples
3-12           Brown                Lindsay             Truan
3-13           Cain                 Lucio               Van de Putte
3-14           Carona               Madla               Wentworth
3-15           Duncan               Moncrief            West
3-16           Ellis                Nelson              Whitmire
3-17           Fraser                                   Zaffirini
3-18                      Ratliff, President of the Senate
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3-20                                          President of the Senate
3-21                                       I hereby certify that the above
3-22                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-23                                  on April 5, 2001.
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3-25                                          Secretary of the Senate
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3-27                                           Member, Texas Senate