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H.R. No. 798
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Honorable Kent Grusendorf has rendered
dedicated service to his constituents and to the people of Texas
during his nearly 20 years in the Texas Legislature; and
WHEREAS, This distinguished Texan has represented District
94 in the Texas House of Representatives since 1987; he has served
as a member of the House Committee on Public Education for all but
one of his 10 terms in that chamber and as its chairman since 2003;
in the 78th Legislature, he also chaired the select committee on
public school finance, and in 2005, he chaired the select committee
on public education reform; and
WHEREAS, Representative Grusendorf's deep interest in
educational policy preceded his election to the legislature; from
1982 to 1984, he served on the Texas State Board of Education, and
while a member of that body he helped to rewrite the Texas Education
Code, to make the public school system more accountable; and
WHEREAS, His other committee assignments in the Texas House
have included ways and means, financial institutions, elections,
transportation, corrections, redistricting, and human services;
moreover, from 2003 to 2005, he served as vice chair of the House
Committee on Pensions and Investments; and
WHEREAS, An astute businessman and respected civic leader,
Representative Grusendorf has served on the boards of the Arlington
Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Association of Business, the
Arlington Classics Academy, and The University of Texas at
Arlington Alumni Association, as well as on the advisory boards of
Junior Achievement, the Arlington Art Association, the Arlington
Night Shelter, the Boy Scouts of America, and the National Center
for Public Analysis; and
WHEREAS, Among the awards bestowed on Representative
Grusendorf have been accolades from the Texas Association of
Business, Arlington Chamber of Commerce, Texas Chamber of Commerce,
Young Conservatives of Texas, American Legislative Exchange
Council, Free Market Foundation of Texas, Association of Texas
Professional Educators, and Suburban Schools Association; and
WHEREAS, Kent Grusendorf has brought to his work in the house
of representatives an unflagging commitment to public service, and
through his legislative leadership, he has touched the lives of
Texans across the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend the Honorable Kent
Grusendorf for his notable tenure in the Texas House of
Representatives and extend to him sincere appreciation for his deep
devotion to this state; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Representative Grusendorf as an expression of high
regard by his colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives.
Eissler
Craddick Giddings Menendez
Allen Gonzales Merritt
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Miller
Anchia Goodman Moreno
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs 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
Casteel Hilderbran Pickett
Castro Hill Pitts
Chavez Hochberg Puente
Chisum Hodge Quintanilla
Coleman Homer Raymond
Cook of Navarro Hope Reyna
Cook of Colorado Hopson Riddle
Corte Howard of Fort Bend Ritter
Crabb Howard of Travis Rodriguez
Crownover Hughes Rose
Davis of Harris Hunter Seaman
Davis of Dallas Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Dawson Isett Smith of Harris
Delisi Jackson Smithee
Denny Jones of Lubbock Solis
Deshotel Jones of Dallas Solomons
Driver Keel Strama
Dukes Keffer of Dallas Straus
Dunnam Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Dutton King of Parker Talton
Edwards King of Zavala Taylor
Eiland Kolkhorst Thompson
Eissler Krusee Truitt
Elkins Kuempel Turner
England Laney Uresti
Escobar Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Farabee Leibowitz Veasey
Farrar Luna Villarreal
Flores Madden Vo
Flynn Martinez West
Frost Martinez Fischer Wong
Gallego McCall Woolley
Gattis McClendon Zedler
Geren McReynolds
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 798 was adopted by the House on May
15, 2006, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House