H.R. No. 126

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Danny F. Vance of Arlington is retiring from the
	Trinity River Authority of Texas on February 28, 2011, after four
	decades of outstanding service to the agency; and
	WHEREAS, A native Texan, Danny Vance was born in Galveston in
	1943, and he was raised alongside his brother, Benny, and his
	sister, Janis, in Palestine; he graduated from Palestine High
	School in 1962, and he went on to attend Sam Houston State
	University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1966, served as a
	graduate assistant, and attained a master's degree in business
	administration in 1968; he also earned a teaching certificate, and
	for two years he served in the United States Army as a specialist
	stationed in Germany; and
	WHEREAS, In 1970, Mr. Vance joined the Trinity River
	Authority as assistant to the manager of the Southern Region, and
	later that year he relocated to Arlington to serve as an
	administrative services manager for the agency; he also held the
	positions of general services manager and of regional manager of
	the Northern Region; in 1979, at the age of 35, he became general
	manager of the TRA, and at the time he was the youngest manager of a
	major Texas river authority and only the second general manager in
	the agency's history; and
	WHEREAS, During his tenure, Mr. Vance has overseen the
	creation of four regional potable water systems and three regional
	wastewater systems, as well as significant improvements to all nine
	regional systems, and the TRA became the largest river authority in
	Texas, with major increases to its assets and annual operating
	budget; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Vance further dedicated his time to various
	regional water planning groups, and he served as president of the
	Texas Water Conservation Association; he was recognized by many for
	his leadership in balancing the need for adequate water supplies
	for a growing population with the environmental needs of the
	Trinity Basin and the Trinity Bay and Estuary; and
	WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Vance enjoys the love
	and support of his wife, Janet, whom he married in 1967; the Vances
	are looking forward to their future retirement; and
	WHEREAS, Danny Vance has demonstrated an unwavering
	commitment to excellence over the course of his career, and he may
	indeed reflect with great pride on his professional achievements as
	he prepares to embark on the next exciting chapter of his life; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Danny F. Vance on his retirement
	from the Trinity River Authority of Texas and extend to him sincere
	best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Vance as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Pitts
	Callegari
	Nash
	Gooden
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 126 was adopted by the House on January
	25, 2011, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House