H.R. No. 101



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost a distinguished native son 
with the passing of the Honorable Maury Maverick, Jr., on January 
28, 2003, at the age of 82; and
	WHEREAS, After graduating from the Texas Military Institute 
in 1938, Mr. Maverick joined the U.S. Marines and served his country 
during World War II in the Pacific theater; his higher education 
included a bachelor's degree in economics from The University of 
Texas and a law degree from St. Mary's University; and
	WHEREAS, Following in the footsteps of his father, who was a 
United States representative and mayor of San Antonio, Mr. Maverick 
entered the political arena and won a seat in the Texas House of 
Representatives; as a member of that distinguished body from 1950 
to 1956, he consistently took principled stands against Red-baiting 
and discriminatory legislation, and he helped derail a bill that 
would have imposed the death penalty on convicted Communists; and
	WHEREAS, He then turned his seemingly limitless energy to his 
legal practice, undertaking many cases relating to civil rights law 
and tirelessly representing the downtrodden and the disadvantaged; 
in 1964 he successfully argued a case before the United States 
Supreme Court, overturning the arrest of a San Antonio man for the 
possession of supposedly seditious papers that included the works 
of Karl Marx and Jean-Paul Sartre; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Maverick's notable legal expertise was matched 
by his exceptional generosity; in recognition of his work on more 
than 300 pro bono cases during his career, he was chosen to receive 
the prestigious John Minor Wisdom Public Interest and Professional 
Award by the American Bar Association in 1991; and
	WHEREAS, Also a gifted writer, he began a long association 
with the San Antonio Express-News in 1980, and his popular and 
provoking columns graced that publication's pages for over two 
decades; and
	WHEREAS, To his varied roles as an attorney, public servant, 
and columnist, Mr. Maverick brought an unshakeable commitment to 
serving the needs of those whose voices so often go unheard; the 
qualities of courage, tenacity, and wit that were ever-present in 
his life are virtues admired by all Texans, and his legacy of 
achievement will benefit residents of our state for generations to 
come; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of the Honorable 
Maury Maverick, Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of 
his family: to his wife, Julia Maverick; to his sister, Terrellita 
Maverick; and to the many other relatives, friends, and admirers of 
this beloved Texas icon; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House 
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Maury 
Maverick, Jr.

                                                                       McClendon



       

       

       
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. 101 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on January 30, 2003.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House