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By: Swinford (Senate Sponsor - Seliger) |
H.C.R. No. 174 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 30, 2009; |
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May 6, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Transportation and Homeland Security; May 13, 2009, reported |
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adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following |
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vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 13, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.C.R. No. 174 |
By: Huffman |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Honorable George E. "Buddy" West of Odessa, a |
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highly respected member of the Texas House of Representatives, |
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passed away on June 25, 2008, at the age of 71; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his notable tenure, which spanned |
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from 1992 until his death, Representative West served constituents |
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in Ector, Andrews, and Winkler Counties, earning the appreciation |
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and admiration of countless people along the way; he was |
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particularly active in the areas of energy policy and education, |
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chairing the House Committee on Energy Resources, contributing to |
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committees on public education and higher education, and supporting |
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the growth of his alma mater, The University of Texas of the Permian |
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Basin; moreover, he was always a strong advocate for Odessa, the |
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city he called home for more than 60 years; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature has a long history of honoring |
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groups and individuals by designating highways, roads, bridges, and |
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other infrastructure in their honor, and Buddy West's exemplary |
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contributions to the Lone Star State make him especially worthy of |
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such a tribute; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby request the Texas Department of Transportation to designate |
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the overpass at the intersection of Highway 20 and Highway 338 in |
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Odessa as the Buddy West Memorial Overpass; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That, subject to Section 225.021(c), Transportation |
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Code, the department design and construct memorial markers indicating |
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the designation of the overpass as the Buddy West Memorial Overpass |
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and any other appropriate information and erect a marker at each end |
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of the overpass; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official |
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copy of this resolution to the chair of the Texas Transportation |
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Commission and the executive director of the Texas Department of |
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Transportation. |
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