H.R. No. 433



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS,  As board chair and chief executive officer of SBC 
Communications, Inc., Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., of San Antonio has 
helped to reshape the telecommunications landscape with his keen 
judgment of industry trends; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Ennis, Mr. Whitacre graduated from Texas 
Tech University with a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering; 
in 1963, he began his career as a facility engineer with 
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Lubbock; 20 years later, he 
was in charge of the company's Kansas division, and thereafter, 
moved to corporate headquarters, where he served as group 
president, vice president-revenues and public affairs, vice chair, 
chief financial officer, president, and chief operating officer; 
and
	WHEREAS, In 1990, this experienced professional was named 
SBC's board chair and chief executive officer, and since then, he 
has led the company through a period of unprecedented growth, 
including a series of mergers and acquisitions; most recently, he 
negotiated the creation of the nation's largest telecommunications 
company with the acquisition of AT&T; and
	WHEREAS, Under his leadership, SBC has been named the world's 
most admired telecommunications company by Fortune magazine for six 
consecutive years, and it has become a complete telecommunications 
giant, with wireless, broadband, land-line, and satellite 
services; and
	WHEREAS, A respected leader, Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., is 
consistently looking to the future and adapting to the modern 
world's new demands, and he truly merits special recognition for 
his accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., on his 
extraordinary professional achievements and extend to him sincere 
best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Whitacre as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                Martinez Fischer

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 433 was adopted by the House on March 
3, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House