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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Joe Shuster has been named the 2021 |
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Official of the Year by the West Texas County Judges and |
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Commissioners Association for his contributions as Pecos County |
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judge; and |
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WHEREAS, The West Texas association's Official of the Year |
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Award honors a judge or commissioner within its 118 county-region |
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who has gone above and beyond in his or her service in county |
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government; and |
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WHEREAS, Since taking office in 2003, Judge Shuster has |
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compiled an impressive list of accomplishments; a strong and |
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effective leader, he supports a number of education initiatives for |
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area students, and he helped establish the Scholars' Dollars |
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Scholarship Fund at the Midland College Williams Regional Technical |
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Training Center; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Fort Stockton, Judge Shuster previously |
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served two terms on the Fort Stockton City Council, and he was |
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elected mayor in 1985, a position he held until his retirement in |
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1997; during his time as an elected city official, he played a key |
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role in many important projects, including the construction of an |
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emergency medical services facility, the implementation of an air |
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ambulance service, the development of a reverse osmosis water |
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plant, and the restoration of Historic Fort Stockton; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Shuster also serves his community as a board |
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member for the Texas Association of Regional Councils, a regional |
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board member for The University of Texas Permian Basin, and a member |
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of the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission; he attended |
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Southwest Texas State University and Sul Ross State University and |
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graduated with honors from Texas State Technical Institute; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Shuster's dedication and professionalism have |
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greatly benefited the citizens of Pecos County, and he is indeed |
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deserving of this prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Pecos County Judge Joe Shuster on |
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being honored as the 2021 Official of the Year by the West Texas |
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County Judges and Commissioners Association and extend to him |
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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 Judge Shuster as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |