H.R. No. 67 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Johnny Mankin of Woodway is retiring from his 
position as president of the Waco division of Time Warner Cable on 
April 21, 2006, bringing to a close an exceptional career in the 
cable industry that has spanned nearly five decades; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Mankin is responsible for cable systems serving 
approximately 110,000 subscribers throughout Waco, Temple, Belton, 
Killeen, and Ft. Hood, and under his outstanding leadership, the 
Waco division has earned a host of awards, including the Chamber of 
Commerce Business of the Year, the Torch Award for Marketplace 
Ethics from the Better Business Bureau, and the Philanthropic 
Business of the Year from the Association of Fundraising 
Professionals; moreover, his group has earned several Beacon Awards 
from the Cable Television Public Affairs Association for community 
outreach and education initiatives; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Tyler, Mr. Mankin grew up in the cable 
industry, helping his father manage the second cable system ever 
built in Texas; he went on to manage systems in Louisiana and 
Oklahoma before his move to Waco in 1976; and
	WHEREAS, Despite his many obligations, Mr. Mankin has always 
managed to give of his time and talents to benefit local and 
statewide professional and civic organizations; a recipient of the 
Silver Bridge Award from the Central Texas Public Relations Society 
of America, he is a former board president of the Texas Cable TV 
Association and the Better Business Bureau, and a board committee 
chair and treasurer for the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce, a 
former chair of the Waco Brazos Club, Waco Boys & Girls Club, and 
Waco Crimestoppers, and a former president of the Baylor/Waco 
Foundation; he has further distinguished himself on the boards of 
the Tadpole Foundation, Learning Disabilities of McLennan County, 
Providence Health Center, Baylor Bear Club, and the Behavioral 
Health Institute; moreover, Mr. Mankin has benefited his community 
as a Woodway city councilman, a Sunday school teacher at First 
United Methodist Church, and an organizer of the Great Texas Raft 
Race; and
	WHEREAS, Johnny Mankin has set a sterling example of 
professional success and community involvement to which all may 
aspire, and he may reflect with great pride on his many achievements 
as he prepares to embark on a well-deserved retirement; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Johnny Mankin 
on his retirement as president of the Waco division of Time Warner 
Cable and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be 
it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Mankin as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.

                                                                          Dunnam

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 67 was adopted by the House on April 
19, 2006, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House