H.R. No. 620

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Ken Kramer retired as executive director of the Lone
	Star Chapter of the Sierra Club on July 31, 2012, concluding a
	notable career with that organization that spanned more than three
	decades; and
	WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Kramer served his country as a
	member of the U.S. Army before earning a doctoral degree in
	political science from Rice University; he subsequently worked as a
	professor at San Angelo State University and Texas A&M University
	and became involved with the Sierra Club's Lone Star Chapter along
	the way; he served as the group's legislative chair and as a member
	of the executive committee, and he ultimately left academia in 1982
	to focus on environmental advocacy; he was the chapter's contract
	lobbyist until 1989 when he was hired as its first director; and
	WHEREAS, Under his skillful stewardship, the Lone Star
	Chapter became a model of organizational strength and effective
	representation, serving as a staunch advocate for improved air
	quality and state parks and as an important resource regarding
	state water policy; Mr. Kramer established a long and wide-ranging
	list of noteworthy conservation achievements, including his
	successful efforts to encourage the state to retain ownership of
	the remote 20,000-acre Devils River State Natural Area; his
	guidance also paved the way toward the reduced use of coal as a
	power source and Texas' emergence as a national leader in renewable
	energy production; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Kramer continues to contribute to the
	environmental cause as a member of the Water Conservation Advisory
	Council, the Advisory Council for the Environmental Science
	Institute at The University of Texas at Austin, and the board of the
	Texas Water Foundation; his accomplishments further include
	serving as editor of The Living Waters of Texas, a volume of essays
	and photographs about our state's water features; and
	WHEREAS, Known for his insightful knowledge of policy, Ken
	Kramer is admired by colleagues as a wise strategist who keeps his
	humor in spite of the challenges; he has dedicated his career to
	preserving the Lone Star State's natural resources and to working
	for clean air, water, and land on behalf of its citizens, and his
	efforts will continue to make a positive difference in the lives of
	Texans for years to come; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Ken Kramer on his retirement as
	executive director of the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club and
	extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Kramer as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Howard
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 620 was adopted by the House on March
	20, 2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House