H.R. No. 195
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Glen Castlebury of Austin, whose association with
Texas state government extends back more than 3-1/2 decades, is
retiring August 31, 2003, as special assistant to the executive
director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ); and
WHEREAS, A member of the TDCJ staff since 1994, Mr.
Castlebury served as the agency's director of public information
for a number of years before assuming his present post; in his role
as the department's spokesman, he sought to provide candid
information to Texas, national, and international media while
explaining the mission and various programs of the TDCJ; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Castlebury began his notable career as a
newspaperman; a reporter for the Austin American-Statesman from
1958 to 1972, he first covered the Capitol in 1967, was permanently
assigned to that bureau in 1968, and served as the paper's Capitol
bureau chief from 1969 to 1972; while employed with the paper he
reported on the Charles Whitman/UT Tower sniper story, the
Sharpstown scandal, and the Dirty 30; and
WHEREAS, From 1972 to 1975, Mr. Castlebury served as a public
relations consultant for state legislators Dan Kubiak, John Bigham,
and Bob Gammage; he then joined the staff of Bob Bullock, working
with Mr. Bullock in the comptroller's office from 1975 to 1990 and
in the lieutenant governor's office from 1990 to 1994; during those
two decades he handled public information duties and wrote most of
Mr. Bullock's speeches; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his career Mr. Castlebury has
received a host of accolades, including awards from the Headliners
Club, the Associated Press Managing Editors, and the Texas
Institute of Letters; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Castlebury is married to the former Carol Martin
of Atlanta, whom he met while both were journalists covering the
Texas Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Proud to bear the title Dean of the Government
Flacks, Glen Castlebury has proven his exceptional ability in one
demanding arena after another, and he is indeed deserving of
commendation for his outstanding professional accomplishments and
for the part he has long played in making possible an informed Texas
citizenry; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Glen
Castlebury on the occasion of his retirement from the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice and extend to him sincere
appreciation for his distinguished service to the Lone Star State;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Castlebury as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Craddick
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 195 was adopted by the House on August
22, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House