78S30663 MMS-D

By:  Giddings                                                     H.R. No. 236



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Roy Orr, a longtime public official, founded GRS in 
order to assist corporate clients seeking to do business with 
government entities, and GRS is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 
2003; and
	WHEREAS, The only national firm devoted to helping companies 
navigate the bureaucratic process, GRS provides a wide array of 
specialized services; these range from bringing clients together 
with the appropriate officials to explaining the political dynamics 
at work, assisting in making effective presentations, maximizing a 
firm's impact at trade shows and conferences, developing a 
marketing plan, and training sales teams; and
	WHEREAS, During a 30-year political career, Mr. Orr has held 
both elected and appointed positions and acquired government 
experience at the local, state, and national levels; among the 
offices he has held are those of Dallas County commissioner, mayor 
of DeSoto, president of the DeSoto school board, president of the 
National Association of Counties, president of the executive board 
of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and chairman of 
the Regional Transportation Council for the Dallas-Fort Worth area; 
and
	WHEREAS, He has served on numerous state boards and 
commissions at the behest of both Republican and Democratic 
governors; a former member of the Texas Commission on Jail 
Standards and the Texas Aeronautics Commission, he has also chaired 
the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas County and District 
Retirement System Board, and Texas State Property Tax Board; and
	WHEREAS, Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan appointed 
Mr. Orr to the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations 
and the President's Advisory Committee on Federalism, 
respectively; and
	WHEREAS, The recipient of many well-deserved accolades, this 
distinguished Texan has been named Headliner of the Year by the 
Dallas Press Club, Man of the Year by the Dallas County NAACP, Oak 
Cliff Man of the Year, and Outstanding Man of the Year by the DeSoto 
Chamber of Commerce; a boulevard in Grand Prairie and a trail and 
park in DeSoto have all been named in his honor; and
	WHEREAS, For three decades, Roy Orr has given unstintingly of 
his talents and energies to government service, and he is drawing on 
his own broad experience as a public official to help guide business 
people through the unique challenges of the government marketplace; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend Roy Orr for his 
manifold contributions in public service and extend warm 
congratulations as GRS marks its 20th anniversary; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Orr as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.