H.R. No. 863



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, J. D. Salinas III of Hidalgo County was deservedly 
named the County Clerk of the Year for the State of Texas by the 
County and District Clerks Association of Texas at the 
organization's annual conference held in June 2004; and
	WHEREAS, A graduate of both Texas A&M University and The 
University of Texas--Pan American, where he earned his master's 
degree in public administration, Mr. Salinas first won election to 
his post in 1999, was reelected in 2003, and has served area 
residents with great distinction for the past six years; during 
that time, he has implemented the Random Automated Assignment 
System for court cases and created the Hidalgo County Clerk 
Collections Department, which has brought in $11 million in court 
costs and fines in the past four years; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Salinas has further benefited the Lone Star 
State as the director of Region VIII of the County and District 
Clerks Association of Texas; highly regarded by his professional 
peers, he has been previously honored by the organization as the 
2000 County Clerk of the Year for the Southern Region; and
	WHEREAS, J. D. Salinas embodies the highest ideals of public 
service, and through his devotion to excellence, he has truly made 
Hidalgo County a better place in which to live; now, therefore, be 
it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate J. D. Salinas III on being named 
the County Clerk of the Year for the State of Texas by the County and 
District Clerks Association of Texas and commend him for his years 
of service benefiting the people of Hidalgo County; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Salinas as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                        Gonzales

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 863 was adopted by the House on March 
22, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House