H.R. No. 478

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., who has
	rendered distinguished service to the State of Texas for more than a
	quarter of a century, is celebrating his 66th birthday on February
	17, 2011; and
	WHEREAS, A native of the Fifth Ward of Houston, Mr. Dutton
	graduated from Phillis Wheatley High School and earned a bachelor's
	degree in accounting from Texas Southern University; he received
	his juris doctorate from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at TSU
	and is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar
	Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and the American
	Association for Justice; and
	WHEREAS, During his career, Mr. Dutton held management
	positions in corporate planning and economic analysis at Conoco and
	served as president of Four Star Broadcasting, operating an
	independent television station in the Houston area; moreover, he
	was the executive director of the Julia C. Hester House, a community
	center and United Way-affiliated agency in the Fifth Ward; he is an
	attorney specializing in civil rights and employment
	discrimination cases, and he is a member of the adjunct faculty at
	Texas Southern University; and
	WHEREAS, First elected in 1984, Mr. Dutton is currently
	serving his 14th term in the Texas House of Representatives; his
	legislative achievements include initiatives to enhance public
	alternative education, to strengthen parental rights, and to
	improve the availability and affordability of insurance, as well as
	successful sponsorship of the state's first statutory program to
	assist businesses owned by women and minorities; he is a member of
	the House Democratic Caucus and the steering committee of the House
	Research Organization, and he previously served as chair of the
	Harris County delegation; and
	WHEREAS, The efforts of Representative Dutton have been
	recognized by the Houston Forward Times, the ACLU, the Texas
	Women's Political Caucus, the Texas Tourism Caucus, the United
	States Small Business Administration, the Texas Association of
	African American Chambers of Commerce, and groups representing
	Houston police officers and Harris County and African American
	deputy sheriffs; in addition, he has been named a Distinguished
	Alumnus by the TSU School of Business and is a 32nd degree Mason and
	a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity; and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of his life, Harold Dutton has
	excelled as a public servant, an attorney, a businessman, and a
	community leader, and he has earned widespread respect and
	admiration; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Harold V. Dutton,
	Jr., on the occasion of his 66th birthday 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 Representative Dutton as an expression of high regard
	by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Oliveira
	Straus Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Aliseda Gooden Murphy
	Allen Guillen Naishtat
	Alonzo Gutierrez Nash
	Alvarado Hamilton Oliveira
	Anchia Hancock Orr
	Anderson of Dallas Hardcastle Otto
	Anderson of McLennan Harless Parker
	Aycock Harper-Brown Patrick
	Beck Hartnett Paxton
	Berman Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bohac Hilderbran Perry
	Bonnen Hochberg Phillips
	Branch Hopson Pickett
	Brown Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burkett Howard of Travis Price
	Burnam Huberty Quintanilla
	Button Hughes Raymond
	Cain Hunter Reynolds
	Callegari Isaac Riddle
	Carter Jackson Ritter
	Castro Johnson Rodriguez
	Chisum Keffer Schwertner
	Christian King of Parker Scott
	Coleman King of Taylor Sheets
	Cook King of Zavala Sheffield
	Craddick Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Creighton Kolkhorst Simpson
	Crownover Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Darby Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas Larson Smithee
	J. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	S. Davis of Harris Lavender Strama
	Deshotel Legler Taylor of Collin
	Driver Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dukes 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
	Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 478 was adopted by the House on February
	17, 2011, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House