H.R. No. 1853

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas Environmental Excellence Awards are being
	presented on May 2, 2007, and this auspicious occasion provides a
	fitting opportunity to recognize the proud recipients of these
	prestigious accolades for their dedicated efforts to protect and
	conserve our state's natural resources; and
	WHEREAS, Nominated by a blue ribbon committee and selected by
	the Office of the Governor and the Commissioners of the Texas
	Commission on Environmental Quality, these award-winning Texans
	involved in small and large businesses, governments, and individual
	citizenship have voluntarily endeavored to preserve our state's
	natural resources by preventing pollution, minimizing waste,
	conserving water, reducing energy consumption, and protecting
	wildlife; and
	WHEREAS, The 2007 Texas Environmental Excellence Awards
	recipients include 3M Company - Brownwood, Atlas Copco Drilling
	Solutions, Inc., Dan Fette Builders, Inc., Gulf of Mexico
	Foundation, Keep El Paso Beautiful, Leak Surveys, Inc., Rick
	Norwood, San Antonio River Basin Monitoring Network Partnership,
	Sarah Metzger, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station - El Paso, The
	University of Texas at El Paso - Center for Environmental Resource
	Management, and Victoria Independent School District; and
	WHEREAS, These winners are also sharing their knowledge,
	technology, and expertise to educate Texans as to how they may
	protect the environment in their communities, and their leadership
	will prove vital in preserving our state's natural resources for
	future generations; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize May 2, 2007, as Texas Environmental
	Excellence Awards Day at the State Capitol and commend the award
	recipients for their exemplary efforts in behalf of the Lone Star
	State; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for each winner as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Bonnen
	Craddick Gattis Miles
	Allen Geren Miller
	Alonzo Giddings Moreno
	Anchia Gonzales Morrison
	Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
	Aycock Goolsby Murphy
	Bailey Guillen Naishtat
	Berman Haggerty Noriega
	Bohac Hamilton O'Day
	Bolton Hancock Oliveira
	Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
	Branch Harless Orr
	Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
	Burnam Heflin Parker
	Callegari Hernandez Patrick
	Castro Herrero Paxton
	Chavez Hilderbran Pena
	Chisum Hill Phillips
	Christian Hochberg Pickett
	Cohen Hodge Pierson
	Coleman Homer Pitts
	Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
	Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
	Crabb Hughes Riddle
	Creighton Isett Ritter
	Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
	Darby Jones Rose
	Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
	Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
	Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
	Driver Kolkhorst Strama
	Dukes Krusee Straus
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton 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
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1853 was adopted by the House on May
	2, 2007, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House