H.R. No. 286



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Winston Martin is an outstanding leader whose 
commitment to the city of San Antonio is truly deserving of special 
recognition; and
	WHEREAS, A native son of the Alamo City, Winston Martin 
served as both the city's first director of planning and its first 
director of urban renewal; he drafted the master plan that shaped 
the course of San Antonio into the 1970s and has been the innovator 
behind such renowned local developments as El Mercado, RiverCenter 
Mall, and UTSA's Downtown Campus; and
	WHEREAS, Under Mr. Martin's leadership, the Urban Renewal 
Agency, now known as the San Antonio Development Agency (SADA), 
acquired funds to obtain the 92 acres that became HemisFair, 
renovated the Market Square and Washington Square areas, and 
acquired and cleared the land that eventually would become home to 
the Alamodome; other SADA projects that he administered include 
restorations at St. Paul Square, Avenida Guadalupe, and the New 
Braunfels corridor; and
	WHEREAS, The man behind the construction of more than 400 new 
homes in the near Westside and the founder of H.I.P., the city's 
most successful housing rehabilitation effort, Mr. Martin was 
drafted by Henry Cisneros in the 1990s to be the housing secretary's 
special assistant on border colonia programs; since 2000, Mr. 
Martin has worked alongside Mr. Cisneros for American CityVista, a 
San Antonio-based housing development corporation that provides 
housing to neglected inner-city neighborhoods; and
	WHEREAS, At 80 years young, Mr. Martin recently stepped down 
as president of American Sunrise, a nonprofit company that he 
cofounded to provide affordable housing to middle-income families 
with credit problems; although he plans to curtail his hours as vice 
president of American CityVista, this amazing octogenarian will no 
doubt remain an active force with the organization and continue his 
consulting work for smaller cities; and
	WHEREAS, Winston Martin has played a pivotal role in making 
San Antonio the charming and vibrant community it is today, and his 
remarkable achievements have produced results of lasting benefit to 
the community's citizens and visitors; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That  the House of Representatives of the 78th 
Texas Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby honor Winston Martin 
for his extraordinary accomplishments as a civic planner and that 
he be commended for his myriad contributions to the development and 
progress of his beloved hometown; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Martin as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.

                                                                       McClendon

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 286 was adopted by the House on May 
17, 2004, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House