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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, John W. Johnson of Houston, who is retiring as a |
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commissioner of the Texas Transportation Commission in 2007, has |
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rendered exceptional service to the citizens of this state; and |
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WHEREAS, Appointed to the commission by then Governor George |
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W. Bush, Mr. Johnson took office in February 1999, and during his |
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notable eight-year tenure, he led the body as chair from 2000 to |
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2004; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson has further served on the Governor's |
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Business Council, on the Task Force on Charter Schools, and as a |
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member of the Coastal Coordination Council; moreover, he has been |
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appointed to the three-member Coastal Land Advisory Board by |
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Governor Rick Perry and to the J. William Fulbright Foreign |
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Scholarship Board by President George W. Bush; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Vanderbilt University, Mr. Johnson |
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chairs both Permian Mud Service, Inc., and the executive committee |
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of its subsidiary, Champion Technologies; he was the founding |
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chairman of Amegy Bank of Texas and continues to lead the bank as |
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chair of its executive committee; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has also shared his time with a |
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number of worthwhile community groups; a former trustee of St. |
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Luke's Methodist Church Foundation, he has chaired the board of the |
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Houston Museum of Natural Science and St. John's School, is a past |
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director of Goodwill Industries, and has been actively involved |
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with the American Leadership Forum and the Young Presidents' |
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Organization; and |
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WHEREAS, His contributions have earned Commissioner Johnson |
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the Benjamin Banneker Community Builder Award from the Barbara |
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Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern |
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University, the Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Award for |
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Leadership in Transportation, and the Flowers Underwood |
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Distinguished Alumnus Award from Vanderbilt University; and |
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WHEREAS, John Johnson has served the State of Texas with |
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dedication and integrity, and his unwavering commitment to the |
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duties of his office has reflected government service at its |
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finest; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend John W. Johnson on the occasion of his |
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retirement from the Texas Transportation Commission and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Johnson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |