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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 106
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Rick Watson, who is retiring from the Office of the |
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Comptroller of Public Accounts on January 31, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Rick began his illustrious career with the state |
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in 1995, when he served as chief of network services for the Texas |
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Workers' Compensation Commission; he went on to become the |
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mainframe network programmer before taking the helm of the newly |
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formed Information Security Division and effectively ushering |
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the commission into the Internet age; and |
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WHEREAS, After a brief hiatus in the private sector, Rick |
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joined the comptroller's office as a mainframe network |
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programmer; he then switched to network infrastructure support |
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and played a pivotal role in creating and managing Procedures, |
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Policies, Standards, and Guidelines; he managed the new Voice |
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over Internet Protocol application as the agency was rolling out |
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its massive Communications Modernization project; and |
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WHEREAS, Rick was also heavily involved with building the |
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network in the new Data Center, and he was vital in testing the |
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agency's new Disaster Recovery program; and |
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WHEREAS, This exemplary employee spent his final two years |
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at the agency assisting with information technology security and |
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formalizing the network Procedures, Policies, Standards, and |
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Guidelines; he also managed the complex Tripwire application and |
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performed network scans and monitored more than 200 servers for |
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unauthorized file changes; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of many talents, Rick Watson has earned the |
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esteem of his colleagues and supervisors at the Office of the |
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Comptroller of Public Accounts; his expertise, dedication, and |
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generosity of spirit will be missed long after he has retired; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby commend Rick Watson on his many years of |
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exceptional state service and extend to him best wishes for the |
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retirement years ahead; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 4, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |