H.R. No. 523
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Helen Kleberg Groves has greatly distinguished
  herself in ranching and the equestrian world, as well as in civic
  life; and
         WHEREAS, The daughter of Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen
  C. Kleberg, the former Helen Kleberg grew up on the King Ranch in
  Kingsville and attended Vassar College; she married Dr. J. Deaver
  Alexander in 1949, and they became the parents of six children;
  following their divorce, she wed Lloyd Groves in 1966, and she was
  widowed in 1971; today, she is the matriarch of a fine family that
  has grown to include 10 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren, and 2
  step-great-grandchildren; and
         WHEREAS, Mrs. Groves served as director of the King Ranch
  from 1956 to 1988, and she currently owns several ranches, where she
  raises cattle and quarter horses and breeds and races thoroughbred
  horses; over the years, she served as director of the National
  Cutting Horse Association and as president of the West Virginia,
  Atlantic Coast, and East Coast Cutting Horse Associations; among
  other key roles, she served as director of the National Cowgirl
  Museum and Hall of Fame and as a founding board member of the
  Virginia Horse Center Foundation; she was named emeritus director
  of the United States Equestrian Team and lifetime vice president of
  the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, and she is a
  recipient of the Ranching Heritage Association National Golden Spur
  Award; and
         WHEREAS, A founding member of the 1909 King High Historical
  Foundation, Mrs. Groves has further served as a director of the
  Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation; in addition,
  she was a member of the Trump Agriculture Advisory Committee from
  2016 to 2018; and
         WHEREAS, Helen Groves has earned the respect and admiration
  of innumerable people in professional circles and the broader
  community, and she is indeed deserving of special recognition; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby honor Helen Kleberg Groves for her professional
  accomplishments and civic contributions and extend to her sincere
  best wishes for the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mrs. Groves as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Guillen
 
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
 
Allen Guillen Ortega
 
Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
 
Anchia Harless Paddie
 
Anderson Harris Parker
 
Ashby Hefner Patterson
 
Bailes Hernandez Paul
 
Beckley Herrero Perez
 
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
 
Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
 
Bernal Howard Ramos
 
Biedermann Huberty Raney
 
Blanco Hunter Raymond
 
Bohac Israel Reynolds
 
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
 
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
 
Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
 
Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
 
Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
 
Cain Klick Sheffield
 
Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
 
Canales Kuempel Shine
 
Capriglione Lambert Smith
 
Clardy Landgraf Smithee
 
Cole Lang Springer
 
Coleman Larson Stephenson
 
Collier Leach Stickland
 
Cortez Leman Stucky
 
Craddick Longoria Swanson
 
Cyrier Lozano Talarico
 
Darby Lucio III Thierry
 
Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
 
Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
 
Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
 
Deshotel Meyer Toth
 
Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
 
Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miller VanDeaver
 
Fierro Minjarez Vo
 
Flynn Moody Walle
 
Frank Morales White
 
Frullo Morrison Wilson
 
Geren Muñoz, Jr. Wray
 
Gervin-Hawkins Murphy Wu
 
Goldman Murr Zedler
 
González of Dallas Neave Zerwas
 
González of El Paso Nevárez Zwiener
 
Goodwin Noble
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 523 was adopted by the House on March 5,
  2019, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House