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  H.R. No. 1488
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Tom Smith is retiring as director of the Texas
  office of Public Citizen on February 15, 2017, drawing to a close a
  distinguished tenure with the organization that has spanned 32
  years; and
         WHEREAS, A dedicated advocate for the environment, ethics in
  the public sphere, and campaign finance reform, "Smitty" Smith
  joined Public Citizen in 1985; over the next three decades, he
  helped to make Texas a national leader in renewable energy by
  conducting studies, organizing supporters, and assembling
  coalitions to push for wind and solar power; in addition, he worked
  with state policy makers to develop the Texas Emissions Reduction
  Plan, which has granted more than $1 billion for the replacement of
  diesel engines and has cut more than 160,000 tons of smog-forming
  nitrogen oxides; and
         WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan also mobilized citizens to stop
  the construction of proposed coal and nuclear power plants, and he
  provided crucial support for the state's building energy code, a
  piece of legislation that has brought about significant reductions
  in energy use by new homes; moreover, he has played a key role in the
  crafting and passage of major ethics reforms, including the
  creation of the state's ethics commission; during his exemplary
  tenure, he has testified before the Texas Legislature and the
  U.S. Congress more than 1,000 times; and
         WHEREAS, In 2001, Mr. Smith was named "Best People's
  Lobbyist" by the Austin Chronicle, and the newspaper gave him its
  Best Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016; his many other accolades
  include the Environmental Excellence Award from the EPA, the
  Achievement in Advocacy Award from the American Wind Energy
  Association, and the prestigious Heinz Award; and
         WHEREAS, An Illinois native, Mr. Smith holds a bachelor's
  degree in urban studies from Valparaiso University; he moved to
  Kingsville in 1974 to become a VISTA volunteer, and he went on to
  serve as food bank development coordinator for Second Harvest Food
  Bank, as director of the Houston Food Bank and of the Southwest
  Regional Office of the Community Nutrition Institute, and as a
  legal assistant with Texas Rural Legal Aid and Prairie State Legal
  Services; and
         WHEREAS, A tremendously inspiring, dynamic leader, Smitty
  Smith has made an immeasurable impact on the Lone Star State, and in
  so doing, he has earned the lasting respect and gratitude of his
  fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Tom "Smitty" Smith on the occasion
  of his retirement as director of the Texas office of Public Citizen
  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. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.
 
  Rodriguez of Travis
 
 
Straus Goldman Oliverson
 
Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
 
Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
 
Alvarado Gooden Parker
 
Anchia Guerra Paul
 
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
 
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
 
Arévalo Hefner Phillips
 
Ashby Hernandez Pickett
 
Bailes Herrero Price
 
Bell Hinojosa Raney
 
Bernal Holland Raymond
 
Biedermann Howard Reynolds
 
Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
 
Bohac Hunter Roberts
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
 
Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Burrows Kacal Sanford
 
Button Keough Schaefer
 
Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
 
Canales King of Parker Schubert
 
Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
 
Clardy Klick Sheffield
 
Coleman Koop Shine
 
Collier Krause Simmons
 
Cook Kuempel Smithee
 
Cortez Lambert Springer
 
Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
 
Craddick Lang Stickland
 
Cyrier Larson Stucky
 
Dale Laubenberg Swanson
 
Darby Leach Thierry
 
Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
 
Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
 
Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
 
Deshotel Martinez Turner
 
Dukes Metcalf Uresti
 
Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
 
Elkins Miller Villalba
 
Faircloth Minjarez Vo
 
Fallon Moody Walle
 
Farrar Morrison White
 
Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
 
Frank Murphy Workman
 
Frullo Murr Wray
 
Geren Neave Wu
 
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
 
Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1488 was adopted by the House on April
  25, 2017, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House