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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, For the past 36 years, Ken Horton has forged an |
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exceptional record of leadership in the field of Texas agriculture; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Horton is a veteran of the Texas National Guard |
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and an alumnus of Texas A&M University, where he completed a degree |
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in psychology and sociology in 1974; he became the campus director |
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of Coastal Bend Youth City, a facility for abused and troubled |
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children, shortly after graduation, and during his three years in |
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that post, he played an integral role in the growth of Youth City's |
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farming and 4-H programs; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1977, Mr. Horton joined the staff of the Texas |
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Pork Producers Association, and he currently serves as the group's |
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executive vice president; over the course of his work with the TPPA, |
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he has focused on building relationships with Texas pork producers |
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and organizations, relationships that have led to increased TPPA |
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membership and made the group an even stronger advocate for its |
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industry; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman has also worked extensively |
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with the National Pork Producers Council, serving on its Pork |
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Industry Transition Committee, helping to pass the national pork |
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checkoff program, and assisting statewide organizations in |
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affiliating with the NPPC; other organizations that have benefited |
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from his involvement are the Texas Agricultural Council, which he |
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chaired from 1984 to 1986, the National Pork Board, on whose Swine |
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Health Committee he has served, and the United States Animal Health |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his long and influential career in |
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agriculture, Mr. Horton has helped to guide the evolution of Texas |
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pork production from the diversified hog farms of the 1970s to the |
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far more specialized industry of today; his efforts have also |
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contributed crucially to the development of a number of popular and |
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successful youth programs, such as the Texas Pork Leadership Camp |
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and the Certified Texas Bred Registry program, and his continued |
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commitment to student outreach has led to increased support for 4-H |
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and FFA at both the secondary and collegiate levels; and |
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WHEREAS, Ken Horton has dedicated his professional life to |
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strengthening a vital economic pillar of the Lone Star State, and he |
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may indeed reflect with great pride on his wide-ranging |
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achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby honor Ken Horton for his contributions to Texas agriculture |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Horton as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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Senate and House of Representatives. |