H.R. No. 416

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Our esteemed colleague, Harold V. Dutton, Jr., is
	celebrating his 62nd birthday on February 17, 2007, and this
	occasion provides a welcome opportunity to recognize his years of
	outstanding service to his constituents in House District 142 and
	to all Texans; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Houston's Fifth Ward, Representative
	Dutton graduated from Phillis Wheatley High School and earned a
	bachelor's degree in accounting at Texas Southern University, where
	he was later honored as a Distinguished Alumnus by the School of
	Business; he is also a graduate of the Thurgood Marshall School of
	Law and a member of the school's adjunct faculty; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Dutton's professional career has
	encompassed employment as the executive director of the Julia C.
	Hester House, management positions in corporate planning and
	economic analysis at Conoco Inc., and service as president of Four
	Star Broadcasting; a member of the Texas Bar Association, the
	Houston Bar Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and
	the American Association for Justice, he operates the law offices
	of Harold V. Dutton, Jr., and Associates in Houston, specializing
	in civil rights and employment discrimination; and
	WHEREAS, Now in his 12th term in the Texas Legislature,
	Representative Dutton serves as chair of the House Committee on
	Juvenile Justice and Family Issues, and is a member of the public
	education and the general investigating and ethics committees;
	moreover, he holds a seat on the steering committee of the House
	Research Organization and on the House Democratic Caucus, and was
	elected chair of the 25-member Harris County Delegation; and
	WHEREAS, This distinguished public servant's achievements in
	the legislature include successful sponsorship of the state's first
	statutory program to assist women-owned and minority-owned
	businesses, initiatives to enhance public education, and the
	creation of incentives to address the issues of insurance
	availability and affordability in traditionally underserved areas;
	moreover, he has sponsored legislation that has revamped the
	juvenile justice system, enabled ex-offenders to regain their right
	to vote after successful completion of their sentences, and
	established the state's annual sales tax holiday; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Dutton has been honored by numerous
	organizations, including the Houston Forward Times, the Hispanic
	Journal, the Houston Police Officers Association, the American
	Civil Liberties Union, the Texas Women's Political Caucus, the
	Harris County Deputy Sheriffs' Association, the Afro-American
	Sheriff's Deputy Association, and the United States Small Business
	Administration; a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of Kappa Alpha Phi
	Fraternity, he was named an Outstanding Young Man of America in
	recognition of his service to his community; and
	WHEREAS, Harold Dutton is a dedicated public servant whose
	commitment to the progress and prosperity of the Lone Star State is
	of immeasurable benefit to all its citizens; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Harold V. Dutton,
	Jr., on the occasion of his 62nd birthday and extend to him sincere
	best wishes for continued achievement; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Representative Dutton as an expression of high regard
	by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Turner
	Craddick Geren Miller
	Allen Giddings Moreno
	Alonzo Gonzales Morrison
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
	Anderson Goolsby Murphy
	Aycock Guillen Naishtat
	Bailey Haggerty Noriega
	Berman Hamilton O'Day
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Callegari Herrero Paxton
	Castro Hilderbran Pena
	Chavez Hill Phillips
	Chisum Hochberg Pickett
	Christian Hodge Pierson
	Cohen Homer Pitts
	Coleman Hopson Puente
	Cook of Navarro Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Cook of Colorado Howard of Travis Raymond
	Corte Hughes Riddle
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Creighton Jackson Rodriguez
	Crownover Jones Rose
	Darby Keffer Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smithee
	Delisi King of Zavala Solomons
	Deshotel Kolkhorst Strama
	Driver Krusee Straus
	Dukes Kuempel Swinford
	Dunnam Latham Talton
	Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
	Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
	Elkins Lucio III Truitt
	England Macias Turner
	Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
	Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
	Farias Martinez Veasey
	Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
	Flores McCall Vo
	Flynn McClendon West
	Frost McReynolds Woolley
	Gallego Menendez Zedler
	Garcia Merritt Zerwas
	Gattis Miles
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 416 was adopted by the House on
	February 15, 2007, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House