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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Ken Mercer is retiring from USAA on |
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February 28, 2019, drawing to a close an outstanding career in the |
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insurance and financial services industry that has spanned nearly |
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three and a half decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mercer earned a bachelor's degree in biology |
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from The University of Texas at Austin, a bachelor's degree in |
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business administration from UT San Antonio, and a master's degree |
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in business administration from St. Mary's University; he joined |
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USAA in November 1984, and over the course of his 34-year career in |
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information technology, he has played a leading role in |
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implementing the first information engineering workstations, |
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processes, and procedures, and he has served as lead internal |
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consultant for the company's first use of rapid application |
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development (RAD) technologies; and |
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WHEREAS, Later in his career, Mr. Mercer led projects to |
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develop financial systems, telecommunications accounting, disaster |
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recovery, and enterprise software and hardware asset management, |
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and he helped implement new acquisition processes to select |
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company-wide software suites and hardware; he is retiring as a |
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project manager for critical enterprise-wide migrations of several |
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important software systems; and |
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WHEREAS, From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Mercer represented District |
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117 in the Texas House of Representatives, and he served on the |
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Higher Education, House Administration, and Transportation |
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committees; during his tenure, he worked to ensure that children of |
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military families serving overseas could pay in-state tuition, and |
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he played an instrumental role in legislation that created the San |
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Antonio campus of Texas A&M University and brought Toyota to San |
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Antonio; he also helped create the city's Memorial Highway in honor |
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of the U.S. Army's 2nd Indian Head Division, and he became only the |
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second civilian to be made a "Lifetime Member" of the division; and |
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WHEREAS, Currently, Mr. Mercer is serving his fourth term as |
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a member of the State Board of Education, where he represents 13 |
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counties and 1.6 million Texans; as chair of the board's Charter |
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School Committee, he helped establish the first dual-language |
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Hebrew-English immersion program in Texas and the first trilingual |
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Spanish-English-Mandarin program; he has also worked to ensure that |
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history and government curriculum includes the contributions of our |
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men and women in uniform; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Mercer enjoys the love and |
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support of his wife, Rosalia, his daughters, Rebekah Mercer and |
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Sarah Fisher, and his son-in-law, Ryan Fisher; and |
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WHEREAS, Ken Mercer's dedication, professionalism, and |
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commitment to excellence have earned him the respect and admiration |
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of his professional peers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on |
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his outstanding record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate the Honorable Ken Mercer on his retirement from |
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USAA and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Mercer as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |
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Biedermann |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 130 was adopted by the House on |
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March 21, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 130 was adopted by the Senate on |
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March 25, 2019, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |