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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, On February 17, 2009, our esteemed colleague Harold |
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V. Dutton, Jr., is celebrating his 64th birthday, making this the |
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perfect occasion to recognize his outstanding record of service to |
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the people of House District 142 and to all Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Houston's Fifth Ward, Representative |
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Dutton is a graduate of Phillis Wheatley High School; he earned his |
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bachelor's degree in accounting from Texas Southern University, |
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where he has since been honored as a Distinguished Alumnus by the |
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School of Business; he received his law degree from the Thurgood |
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Marshall School of Law and is now a member of the school's adjunct |
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faculty; and |
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WHEREAS, In his professional life, Representative Dutton has |
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made his mark as executive director of the Julia C. Hester House, as |
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a corporate planner and economic analyst for Conoco, as president |
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of Four Star Broadcasting, and as an attorney specializing in civil |
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rights and employment discrimination; he is a member of the Texas |
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Bar Association, the Houston Bar Association, the Texas Trial |
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Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice; and |
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WHEREAS, Representative Dutton's numerous legislative |
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accomplishments include sponsoring the first statutory program in |
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Texas to assist women-owned and minority-owned businesses, |
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enhancing public education, and creating incentives to increase the |
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availability and affordability of insurance in traditionally |
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underserved areas; furthermore, he has sponsored legislation that |
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has enabled former offenders to regain the right to vote after |
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serving their sentences, strengthened the right of parents to |
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discipline their children, revamped the juvenile justice system, |
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and established the state's annual tax holiday; and |
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WHEREAS, Frequently honored for his accomplishments, |
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Representative Dutton was named an Outstanding Young Man of America |
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early in his career, and he has been lauded by the Houston Forward |
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Times, the Houston Police Officers Association, the American Civil |
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Liberties Union, the Texas Women's Political Caucus, the Harris |
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County Deputy Sheriffs' Association, the Afro American Sheriff's |
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Deputy League, the Hispanic Journal, and the U.S. Small Business |
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Administration; he is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and a |
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32nd degree Mason; and |
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WHEREAS, Harold Dutton, Jr., has made many significant |
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contributions to the work of this chamber through his 13 terms in |
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office, and as he prepares to celebrate his birthday, it is indeed |
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appropriate to honor him for his service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Harold V. Dutton, |
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Jr., on the occasion of his 64th birthday and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued success and happiness; 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. |