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H.R. No. 1113
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Jim Axelrod, a correspondent for CBS News, was
embedded with the 3rd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during the
conflict in Iraq, risking his personal safety to provide Americans
with news of the campaign; and
WHEREAS, A New Brunswick, New Jersey, native, Mr. Axelrod
graduated from Cornell University in 1985 with a bachelor of arts
degree in history and from Brown University in 1989 with a master of
arts in history; his outstanding educational background truly
serves him well as a reporter of world events that shape the future
of mankind; and
WHEREAS, This accomplished newsman began his career in
broadcast journalism at WVII-TV in Bangor, Maine, and over the next
several years he worked in many capacities, including reporter and
producer at several stations in New York and North Carolina; in
1996, Mr. Axelrod joined CBS News, working in Miami and Dallas
before joining the bureau in New York; and
WHEREAS, Dangerous assignments are not new to Mr. Axelrod; he
has previously covered the war and refugee crisis in the Balkans,
the hostage crisis in Peru, and the erupting volcano in Montserrat;
and
WHEREAS, The long hours of constant vigilance required by
this perilous assignment, the extremes of weather, and the spartan
accommodations attending embedded journalists did not daunt
Mr. Axelrod's tenacious pursuit of accurate and timely information
on the war effort; and
WHEREAS, His expectant wife, Christina, and two young
children proudly supported the bravery and persistence displayed by
Mr. Axelrod as he strove to relate the truth of America's military
efforts to free a nation from the stranglehold of tyranny; and
WHEREAS, This notable gentleman exhibited on a world stage
the value and meaningful contributions of a free press, often
putting his own safety in jeopardy in order to provide his country
with truthful and accurate reports; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Jim Axelrod for his journalistic
integrity and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Axelrod as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Gallego
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. 1113 was adopted by the House on May
16, 2003, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House