H.R. No. 14R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Robert K. Hudnall has made his home city of El Paso proud, as his captivating novels grace bookstore shelves across the nation; and WHEREAS, Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in 1953, Mr. Hudnall has ventured down several fruitful career paths: in addition to being an author, he has worked as a radio talk show host; an attorney, specializing in business law, tax, and contract negotiations; and an instructor of computer science, business law, accounting, and estate planning; and WHEREAS, An injury he suffered while serving in the United States Army led Mr. Hudnall to continue his education; he holds a B.S. in criminal justice and an M.S. in criminal justice administration, as well as a law degree; and WHEREAS, Mr. Hudnall has authored several novels, which vary widely in subject; his first published work, The Occult Connection: U.F.O.s, Secret Societies and Ancient Gods, invites the reader to ponder questions about unexplained mysteries, while his later works of fiction involve thrilling tales of assassins and stories of a lost race; and WHEREAS, In addition to his novels, Mr. Hudnall has published law textbooks for college-level classes and software manuals for use by software development companies; and WHEREAS, Mr. Hudnall has entertained and educated many readers with his inventive story lines and intriguing narratives, and the people of Texas are honored that he has chosen El Paso as his home; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby commend Robert K. Hudnall on his literary achievements and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness in the years to come; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Hudnall as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Pickett Craddick Giddings Merritt Allen Goodman Miller Alonzo Goolsby Moreno of Harris Bailey Griggs Moreno of El Paso Baxter Grusendorf Morrison Berman Guillen Mowery Bohac Gutierrez Naishtat Bonnen Haggerty Nixon Branch Hamilton Noriega Brown of Kaufman Hamric Oliveira Brown of Brazos Hardcastle Olivo Burnam Harper-Brown Paxton Callegari Hartnett Pena Campbell Heflin Phillips Canales Hegar Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Casteel Hill Puente Castro Hochberg Quintanilla Chavez Hodge Rangel Chisum Homer Raymond Christian Hope Reyna Coleman Hopson Riddle Cook of Navarro Howard Ritter Cook of Colorado Hughes Rodriguez Corte Hunter Rose Crabb Hupp Seaman Crownover Isett Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris Jones of Lubbock Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Jones of Bexar Smithee Dawson Jones of Dallas Solis Delisi Keel Solomons Denny Keffer of Dallas Stick Deshotel Keffer of Eastland Swinford Driver King Talton Dukes Kolkhorst Taylor Dunnam Krusee Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Laney Truitt Eiland Laubenberg Turner Eissler Lewis Uresti Elkins Luna Van Arsdale Ellis Mabry Villarreal Farabee Madden West Farrar Marchant Wilson Flores Martinez Fischer Wise Flynn McCall Wohlgemuth Gallego McClendon Wolens Garza McReynolds Wong Gattis Menendez Woolley Geren Mercer Zedler ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 14 was adopted by the House on January 22, 2003, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House