H.R. No. 1711
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, William Lee "Billy" Atkins has been elected 2004
vice president of the North American Gaming Regulators Association
(NAGRA), and it is a pleasure to wish him well as he begins his
duties; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Atkins was appointed to NAGRA's Charitable
Gaming Committee in 2001, and he currently serves as director of the
Texas Lottery Commission's charitable bingo operations division;
at the conclusion of his tenure as vice president of NAGRA he will
assume the presidency of the association; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1984, NAGRA is composed of federal,
state, local, tribal, and provincial government agencies; the
organization develops standards for legislation and rules
concerning the regulation of legalized gaming activities in North
America; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Atkins joined the Texas Lottery Commission in
1993 as a special projects coordinator for the intergovernmental
affairs division and was named assistant director of the charitable
bingo operations division the following year; in 1997 he became
acting director of the division, and a year later he fully assumed
the responsibilities of director; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his career as a public servant, he has
demonstrated steadfast leadership skills and integrity, and he will
undoubtedly continue this trend as he takes on the challenges of his
new position with the North American Gaming Regulators Association;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate William Lee "Billy" Atkins on his
election as vice president of the North American Gaming Regulators
Association and extend to him best wishes for the future; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Atkins as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Goolsby
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. 1711 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House