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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., who has |
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rendered distinguished service to the State of Texas for more than a |
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quarter of a century, is celebrating his 66th birthday on February |
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17, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of the Fifth Ward of Houston, Mr. Dutton |
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graduated from Phillis Wheatley High School and earned a bachelor's |
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degree in accounting from Texas Southern University; he received |
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his juris doctorate from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at TSU |
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and is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar |
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Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and the American |
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Association for Justice; and |
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WHEREAS, During his career, Mr. Dutton held management |
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positions in corporate planning and economic analysis at Conoco and |
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served as president of Four Star Broadcasting, operating an |
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independent television station in the Houston area; moreover, he |
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was the executive director of the Julia C. Hester House, a community |
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center and United Way-affiliated agency in the Fifth Ward; he is an |
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attorney specializing in civil rights and employment |
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discrimination cases, and he is a member of the adjunct faculty at |
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Texas Southern University; and |
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WHEREAS, First elected in 1984, Mr. Dutton is currently |
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serving his 14th term in the Texas House of Representatives; his |
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legislative achievements include initiatives to enhance public |
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alternative education, to strengthen parental rights, and to |
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improve the availability and affordability of insurance, as well as |
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successful sponsorship of the state's first statutory program to |
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assist businesses owned by women and minorities; he is a member of |
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the House Democratic Caucus and the steering committee of the House |
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Research Organization, and he previously served as chair of the |
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Harris County delegation; and |
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WHEREAS, The efforts of Representative Dutton have been |
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recognized by the Houston Forward Times, the ACLU, the Texas |
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Women's Political Caucus, the Texas Tourism Caucus, the United |
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States Small Business Administration, the Texas Association of |
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African American Chambers of Commerce, and groups representing |
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Houston police officers and Harris County and African American |
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deputy sheriffs; in addition, he has been named a Distinguished |
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Alumnus by the TSU School of Business and is a 32nd degree Mason and |
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a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his life, Harold Dutton has |
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excelled as a public servant, an attorney, a businessman, and a |
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community leader, and he has earned widespread respect and |
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admiration; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Harold V. Dutton, |
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Jr., on the occasion of his 66th birthday and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued 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. |