H.R. No. 2257

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Drayton McLane, Jr., is concluding more than 18
	years as the chair and chief executive officer of the Houston
	Astros, and he is indeed deserving of recognition for the benefits
	he has brought to the Houston area; and
	WHEREAS, Since Mr. McLane and his family purchased the
	franchise in 1993, the Astros have enjoyed unprecedented success,
	making the playoffs six times since 1997; moreover, the club's
	greatest achievement to date came in 2005, when it won the National
	League pennant and played in the World Series, allowing Houston to
	have the honor of being the first Texas city to host the fall
	classic; and
	WHEREAS, An accomplished civic leader as well as a skilled
	businessman, Mr. McLane has championed a number of initiatives to
	allow the baseball team to be a positive force in the community; the
	Astros in Action Foundation has been a central part of these
	efforts, and it has provided generous support for scholarship
	funds, charity events, children's hospitals, and numerous other
	worthwhile projects; in addition, Mr. McLane has long been involved
	in a range of philanthropic, medical, educational, and
	youth-development organizations through his membership on boards
	and committees; his present commitments include service as the vice
	president of the executive board of the Boy Scouts of America, chair
	of the board of trustees for Scott & White Healthcare, and director
	of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M
	University, and he is active in the Greater Houston Partnership and
	United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast; and
	WHEREAS, This pioneering entrepreneur also helped bring
	about a resurgence in downtown Houston with the construction of
	Minute Maid Park; since opening in 2000, the stadium has helped
	boost the economy of the surrounding area and has become one of the
	city's architectural centerpieces; and
	WHEREAS, Always a fixture at Astros games, Drayton McLane has
	demonstrated great enthusiasm and dedication in directing his
	team's operations, and his outstanding work will be remembered and
	appreciated by the citizens of Houston for many years to come; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby honor Drayton McLane, Jr., on his successful
	tenure as the owner of the Houston Astros and commend him for his
	contributions to the city; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. McLane as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Alvarado
	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. 2257 was adopted by the House on May 30,
	2011, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House