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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Our esteemed colleague, Harold V. Dutton, Jr., is |
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celebrating his 62nd birthday on February 17, 2007, and this |
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occasion provides a welcome opportunity to recognize his years of |
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outstanding service to his constituents in House District 142 and |
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to all Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Houston's Fifth Ward, Representative |
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Dutton graduated from Phillis Wheatley High School and earned a |
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bachelor's degree in accounting at Texas Southern University, where |
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he was later honored as a Distinguished Alumnus by the School of |
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Business; he is also a graduate of the Thurgood Marshall School of |
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Law and a member of the school's adjunct faculty; and |
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WHEREAS, Representative Dutton's professional career has |
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encompassed employment as the executive director of the Julia C. |
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Hester House, management positions in corporate planning and |
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economic analysis at Conoco Inc., and service as president of Four |
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Star Broadcasting; a member of the Texas Bar Association, the |
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Houston Bar Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and |
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the American Association for Justice, he operates the law offices |
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of Harold V. Dutton, Jr., and Associates in Houston, specializing |
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in civil rights and employment discrimination; and |
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WHEREAS, Now in his 12th term in the Texas Legislature, |
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Representative Dutton serves as chair of the House Committee on |
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Juvenile Justice and Family Issues, and is a member of the public |
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education and the general investigating and ethics committees; |
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moreover, he holds a seat on the steering committee of the House |
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Research Organization and on the House Democratic Caucus, and was |
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elected chair of the 25-member Harris County Delegation; and |
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WHEREAS, This distinguished public servant's achievements in |
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the legislature include successful sponsorship of the state's first |
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statutory program to assist women-owned and minority-owned |
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businesses, initiatives to enhance public education, and the |
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creation of incentives to address the issues of insurance |
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availability and affordability in traditionally underserved areas; |
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moreover, he has sponsored legislation that has revamped the |
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juvenile justice system, enabled ex-offenders to regain their right |
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to vote after successful completion of their sentences, and |
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established the state's annual sales tax holiday; and |
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WHEREAS, Representative Dutton has been honored by numerous |
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organizations, including the Houston Forward Times, the Hispanic |
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Journal, the Houston Police Officers Association, the American |
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Civil Liberties Union, the Texas Women's Political Caucus, the |
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Harris County Deputy Sheriffs' Association, the Afro-American |
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Sheriff's Deputy Association, and the United States Small Business |
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Administration; a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of Kappa Alpha Phi |
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Fraternity, he was named an Outstanding Young Man of America in |
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recognition of his service to his community; and |
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WHEREAS, Harold Dutton is a dedicated public servant whose |
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commitment to the progress and prosperity of the Lone Star State is |
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of immeasurable benefit to all its citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Harold V. Dutton, |
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Jr., on the occasion of his 62nd birthday and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued achievement; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Representative Dutton as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |