H.R. No. 704
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, For 100 years, families have come together to
  worship at First Baptist Church in Carrollton; and
         WHEREAS, Since its establishment in 1909, First Baptist
  Church has played a vital role in the community, providing its
  members with myriad opportunities for spiritual growth,
  fellowship, and community outreach; in addition to active student
  and senior ministries, the church offers a bus to bring children to
  worship services each week; and
         WHEREAS, This notable North Texas institution has 3,700
  members and has purchased more than 100 acres of land for future
  expansion, which will include a sports ministry complex; and
         WHEREAS, The congregation has been blessed with many
  compassionate and able leaders through the decades, such as Dr.
  Wayne Allen, who led First Baptist for 34 years; today, that legacy
  continues with the inspired teachings of Dr. Brent Taylor; a
  graduate of Baylor University, he earned his master's degree from
  Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth and his
  doctorate from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in
  Louisville, Kentucky; he served at Prestonwood Baptist Church in
  Dallas and First Baptist Church in Hebron before joining his
  current church home; and
         WHEREAS, First Baptist Church in Carrollton has long served
  as a source of strength and guidance to those who have worshipped
  there, and the church stands as a tribute to the faith and
  dedication of its members, both past and present, who have devoted
  their time, prayers, and resources to ensure its continued
  existence; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby honor First Baptist Church of Carrollton on its
  100th anniversary and extend to its members sincere best wishes for
  the coming years; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the congregation as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Jackson
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Peña
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 704 was adopted by the House on March
  4, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House