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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Robert C. Bledsoe of Midland, a noted legal expert, |
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is being inducted into the Petroleum Hall of Fame on May 2, 2019; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born in El Paso and raised in Marfa, Robert Bledsoe |
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graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute in 1949; he |
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enrolled in the combined business and pre-law program at The |
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University of Texas at Austin and served on active duty as a second |
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lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force before completing his law degree in |
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1955; and |
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WHEREAS, Early in his career, Mr. Bledsoe worked for Baker, |
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Botts, Andrews, and Shepherd in Houston and then moved to Roswell, |
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New Mexico, to join the state's leading oil and gas law firm, |
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Hervey, Dow & Hinkle; during his subsequent tenure with Stubbeman, |
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McRae, Sealy, Laughlin & Browder in Midland, he was engaged by |
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British Petroleum to work on the Prudhoe Bay Unit Agreement and Unit |
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Operating Agreements; he and five colleagues left the firm in 1974 |
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to establish Cotton Bledsoe Tighe & Morrow, which grew to become the |
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Permian Basin's largest firm, with 35 attorneys; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bledsoe was among the first Texas lawyers to |
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earn certification as a specialist in oil, gas, and mineral law, and |
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he has served on the Texas Board of Legal Specialization; over the |
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years, he has been much in demand as a speaker and writer on |
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industry topics; the Texas Bar Foundation presented him with the |
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Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award in 2008 to recognize his long |
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record of adherence to the highest principles and traditions of the |
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profession; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his legal expertise and exceptional |
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knowledge of the oil and gas industry, Robert Bledsoe has earned the |
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lasting respect and admiration of innumerable people in the Permian |
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Basin and beyond, and he is richly deserving of this prestigious |
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honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Robert C. Bledsoe on his induction into the |
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Petroleum Hall of Fame and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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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. Bledsoe as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |