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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 414
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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honor Von William Byer, committee director of the Senate |
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Committee on Education, for his 10 years of outstanding service |
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with Senator Florence Shapiro; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Kansas and proud graduate of the |
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University of Kansas, Von Byer saw the light and moved to Texas, |
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earning a law degree from The University of Texas School of Law in |
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1998; and |
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WHEREAS, He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1998 |
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and began working with Senator Shapiro in 1999 when she was chair |
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of the Committee on State Affairs; he was a policy analyst for the |
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committee and became one of the senator's primary advisors on |
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constitutional reform, campaign finance laws, transportation, |
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and bonding issues; and |
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WHEREAS, He became general counsel for Senator Shapiro's |
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office and subsequently general counsel of the Senate Committee |
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on Education when the senator was appointed education committee |
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chair for the 78th Legislature in 2003; quickly learning the |
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intricacies of the complex and sometimes baffling topic of school |
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finance, he helped the senator and her 30 colleagues pass a |
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school finance bill by a vote of 31-0 in the Senate; and |
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WHEREAS, Von has served as director of the Senate Committee |
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on Education since November of 2003; he has survived four special |
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sessions on school finance and has more than proved his mettle in |
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the fast-paced environment of the legislature; while his |
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specialty is school finance, Von ultimately holds responsibility |
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for all issues before the committee; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of many interests, Von is a student of the |
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Austrian school of economics and a fervent proponent of |
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individual liberty; he is a trusted advisor, mentor, and friend |
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to his colleagues and an invaluable asset to the Texas Senate; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby commend Von William Byer for his exemplary |
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service with the Texas Senate and Senator Florence Shapiro and |
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extend to him best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of highest regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Shapiro |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 10, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |