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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Karey W. Barton is retiring from the Texas |
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Comptroller of Public Accounts in 2021, drawing to a close a notable |
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career as a tax professional in the public and private sectors that |
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has spanned more than three and a half decades; and |
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WHEREAS, After attending San Antonio College, Mr. Barton |
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earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural economics at Texas A&M |
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University in 1984; the following year, he joined the Texas |
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Comptroller's office, where over the next 14 years he rose through |
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the ranks to hold several senior positions, including director and |
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manager of tax policy; and |
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WHEREAS, From February 2000 to November 2005, Mr. Barton was |
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a partner at Barton Shoemate Consulting and provided state and |
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local tax services to his clients; he returned to the public sector |
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from November 2005 to May 2006 as tax director for the Texas Tax |
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Reform Commission; he went on to work for a small tax consulting |
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firm before becoming a director and principal at Ryan, a national |
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tax consultancy, where he specialized in multistate income and |
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franchise tax services, and from 2013 to 2014, he ran his own |
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business, Barton State Tax Consulting and Legislative Analysis; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Barton rejoined the Texas Comptroller's office |
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in January 2015 as associate deputy comptroller for tax, and his |
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responsibilities included tax policy, taxpayer assistance, |
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auditing, enforcement, and criminal investigations; he also |
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oversaw the processing of tax returns and payments, electronic |
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filing, taxpayer account maintenance, and other functions; and |
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WHEREAS, Engaged in his professional community, Mr. Barton |
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is a popular speaker for the Institute for Professionals in |
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Taxation, the Council on State Taxation, and seminars of the Texas |
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Society of Certified Public Accountants; in 2020, he received the |
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Harley T. Duncan Award of Leadership and Service from the |
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Federation of Tax Administrators; and |
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WHEREAS, Karey Barton's skill and dedication have greatly |
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benefited his fellow Texans and earned him the respect and |
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admiration of his peers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a |
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career well spent as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of |
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his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Karey Barton |
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on his retirement from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for the 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. Barton as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |