H.R. No. 474
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of the Tax Assessor-Collectors Association
of Texas (TACA) are observing their Legislative Day at the State
Capitol on February 23, 2005, and this occasion provides a fitting
opportunity to pay tribute to this outstanding group; and
WHEREAS, Organized in 1934, TACA was created through the
unification of two separate organizations, the Tax Assessors
Association and the Tax Collectors Association; and
WHEREAS, The group held its first meeting on May 21, 1935, in
Lubbock, with the goals of securing the benefits of an organized
effort, exchanging ideas and discussing mutual problems, and
establishing an annual conference; and
WHEREAS, Albert Turner of Jasper County was elected as the
association's first president, and Paul Williams was elected as
secretary-treasurer, a position he held for nearly a decade; C. R.
"Roy" Law also served as secretary-treasurer for many years, and
his exceptional leadership is credited with providing solid
direction for the association; and
WHEREAS, Since its inception, TACA has worked diligently in
behalf of the tax assessors and collectors across Texas, and its
efforts include support for four-year terms of office and a
retirement system for county officials; in addition, attendance at
the annual conference has continued to increase, and today, members
come from most of the state's 254 counties; and
WHEREAS, TACA has truly been an asset to our citizenry
through the years, and it is a pleasure to recognize the
contributions of its members as they participate in Tax
Assessor-Collectors Association of Texas Legislative Day; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Tax Assessor-Collectors Association
of Texas and extend to its members best wishes for a memorable visit
to the State Capitol.
Casteel
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 474 was adopted by the House on
February 23, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House