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H.R. No. 795
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Honorable Carter Casteel has served the citizens
of District 73 with dedication and integrity during her
accomplished tenure in the Texas House of Representatives; and
WHEREAS, Elected in 2002 to represent Bandera, Comal,
Gillespie, and Kendall Counties, Representative Casteel currently
serves the house as a member of the Committees on County Affairs,
Transportation, and Local and Consent Calendars; the House
Committees on Government Reform and Rules and Resolutions have also
benefited from her valuable participation; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed legislator has long been devoted to
public service; a former chair of the New Braunfels Parks and
Recreation board and the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce
board of directors, she has also volunteered her time to the Comal
County United Way board of directors, the Comal County Crime
Stoppers board of directors, the Habitat for Humanity advisory
board, and the Teen Connection board of directors, which she served
as president; in addition, Representative Casteel has been a member
of the Texas Legislative Conference Advisory Committee and was
appointed by Governor Clements to the Comal County Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention board; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas, she earned a
master's degree from Southwest Texas State University and went on
to earn a law degree from St. Mary's School of Law; she enjoyed
nearly two decades of service as a public school teacher and since
1985 has been a partner at Casteel and Casteel, P.L.L.C.; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her distinguished tenure as a member of
this chamber, Representative Casteel has consistently endeavored
to create a brighter future for the citizens of the state, and it is
most appropriate that her considerable efforts be recognized at
this time; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend the Honorable
Carter Casteel for her many years of dedicated service to her
constituents and to the citizens of Texas and extend to her best
wishes for happiness and success in the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Representative Casteel as an expression of highest
regard by her colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives.
Geren
Straus
Craddick Gonzales Menendez
Allen Gonzalez Toureilles Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Anchia Goolsby Moreno
Anderson Griggs Morrison
Bailey Grusendorf Mowery
Berman Guillen Naishtat
Blake Haggerty Nixon
Bohac Hamilton Noriega
Bonnen Hamric Oliveira
Branch Hardcastle Olivo
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Orr
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
Burnam Hegar Paxton
Callegari Hernandez Pena
Campbell Herrero Phillips
Castro Hilderbran Pickett
Chavez Hill Pitts
Chisum Hochberg Puente
Coleman Hodge Quintanilla
Cook of Navarro Homer Raymond
Cook of Colorado Hope Reyna
Corte Hopson Riddle
Crabb Howard of Fort Bend Ritter
Crownover Howard of Travis Rodriguez
Davis of Harris Hughes Rose
Davis of Dallas Hunter Seaman
Dawson Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Delisi Isett Smith of Harris
Denny Jackson Smithee
Deshotel Jones of Lubbock Solis
Driver Jones of Dallas Solomons
Dukes Keel Strama
Dunnam Keffer of Dallas Straus
Dutton Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Edwards King of Parker Talton
Eiland King of Zavala Taylor
Eissler Kolkhorst Thompson
Elkins Krusee Truitt
England Kuempel Turner
Escobar Laney Uresti
Farabee Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Farrar Leibowitz Veasey
Flores Luna Villarreal
Flynn Madden Vo
Frost Martinez West
Gallego Martinez Fischer Wong
Gattis McCall Woolley
Geren McClendon Zedler
Giddings McReynolds
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 795 was adopted by the House on May
15, 2006, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House