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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The exemplary tenure of R. Dyke Rogers of Dalhart as |
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member and chair of the Texas Racing Commission stands as a shining |
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example of public service; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of West Texas A&M University and a |
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longtime West Texas businessman, Mr. Rogers has been owner of the |
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North Texas Gas Company, owner/director of the medical billing |
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company TRIAD, and a farmer cultivating over 3,000 acres of corn and |
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wheat; he is currently the president of Frontier Fuel Company; and |
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WHEREAS, His professional affiliations include membership in |
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the Texas Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, |
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the Petroleum Marketers Association of America, and the National |
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Association of Convenience Stores; and |
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WHEREAS, He has likewise served his community as president of |
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the Dalhart Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the boards of |
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directors of the New Beginnings Retreat Center, the Dalhart |
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Independent School District, and the Dalhart County Appraisal |
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District; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Racing Commission oversees the racing |
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industry in Texas in order to ensure safe racing facilities, fair |
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and honest races, and a consistent revenue stream to the state; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Rogers has served on the commission since |
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November 17, 1999, and was vice chair from February 20, 2002, to May |
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26, 2003, when he was appointed as chair by Governor Rick Perry; his |
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continuing commitment to the commission and the State of Texas is |
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exceptional and truly merits special recognition; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Chairman R. Dyke Rogers for his years of |
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service to the Texas Racing Commission and extend to him best wishes |
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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. Rogers as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |