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78R15334 JNC-D

By:  Gallego                                                      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.