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79S32010 JH-D

By:  McCall                                                       H.R. No. 699



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, With the close of the 79th Legislature, the 
Honorable Peggy Hamric is ending her service in the Texas House of 
Representatives, having served her Harris County constituents, and 
in fact all Texans, with integrity and distinction for 16 years; and
	WHEREAS, A member of the house since 1991, Ms. Hamric made an 
immediate impact during her debut in the 72nd Legislature, when she 
earned recognition as Outstanding Freshman from the Young 
Conservatives of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Her insight and intellect have continued to make a 
mark throughout her tenure and led to appointments on a wide range 
of important legislative committees; she has served on the House 
Administration Committee since 1997, and in her appointment as its 
chair during the 78th and 79th Legislatures, she earned the 
distinction of being the first woman to fill that post; she has been 
a member of the Transportation Committee since 1999, serving as its 
chief budget officer for the last two sessions, and a member of the 
Appropriations Committee since 2001; her remarkable abilities as a 
problem solver have also resulted in appointments to the State 
Preservation Board and the Special Committee on School Finance; and
	WHEREAS, This highly respected legislator has garnered a long 
list of honors during her service in the house, including the 
Scholars Award for Excellence in Government from the North 
Harris-Montgomery Community College District in 1993, the Friend of 
Business Award from the Texas Chamber of Commerce in 1994, and the 
Public Policy Award from the American Cancer Society in 1997; and
	WHEREAS, A valued member of numerous organizations dedicated 
to governmental issues, Representative Hamric has exchanged ideas 
with other influential leaders in her membership with the National 
Republican Legislators Association, the American Legislative 
Exchange Council, the National Conference of State Legislators, the 
National Organization of Women Legislators, the Texas Women's 
Alliance, and the Texas Federation of Republican Women; and
	WHEREAS, Peggy Hamric may have been all business when it came 
to serving the needs of her constituents, but she also enjoyed 
lighter moments at the State Capitol, such as the dual 29th birthday 
celebrations she repeatedly shared with Representative Beverly 
Woolley and her membership in the Legislative Chemical Council, a 
single-issue focus group dedicated to outlawing gray hair on 
elected officials; and
	WHEREAS, Exhibiting inspired leadership, sound judgment, and 
longstanding dedication, Peggy Hamric has made a profound impact on 
the lives of Texas citizens, and her efforts to improve her state 
will continue to be appreciated for years to come; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend the Honorable Peggy 
Hamric for her notable service as a member of this chamber and 
extend to her, her husband Burt, and their two children and two 
grandchildren warmest best wishes for continued success and 
happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Representative Hamric as an expression of high regard 
by her colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives.