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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jim Robinson is retiring as chief appraiser of the |
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Harris County Appraisal District in 2013, drawing to a close a |
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notable career with the organization that has spanned nearly three |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, During his tenure, the district has been recognized |
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by the International Association of Assessing Officers as a |
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distinguished jurisdiction three times and by the Office of the |
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for its perfect compliance |
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score; a prominent leader in the state's property tax community, |
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Mr. Robinson has served as associate director of the former Texas |
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School Tax Assessment Practices Board and as deputy director and |
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executive director of the Texas Property Tax Board; moreover, he |
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helped develop the state's minimum standards for taxation and |
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appraisal operations, education, and training, and he has appeared |
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and testified before committees of the Texas House of |
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Representatives and Senate in regard to property tax law and |
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operations on numerous occasions; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Robinson also served the Lone Star State with |
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distinction in the Texas State Guard, retiring after 27 years with |
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the rank of major general; in addition, he was involved with the |
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Division of Defense and Disaster Relief, the predecessor to today's |
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Texas Division of Emergency Management currently under the Texas |
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Department of Public Safety, and has served as a volunteer reserve |
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deputy in Harris County Precinct 3; dedicated to area education, |
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this engaged Texan has been president of the Round Rock Independent |
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School District board of trustees and an adjunct faculty member in |
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the law enforcement degree program at Texas State University; he |
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has further contributed to the community as news director for |
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KBRZ-Freeport and as a news correspondent for the Houston |
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Chronicle; and |
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WHEREAS, For 28 years, the Harris County Appraisal District |
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has greatly benefited from the dedication and professionalism of |
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Jim Robinson, and he may reflect with pride on his accomplishments |
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as he looks forward to the next exciting chapter of his life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jim Robinson on his retirement from |
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the Harris County Appraisal District and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Robinson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Elkins |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3051 was adopted by the House on May |
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27, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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