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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of San Antonio lost a beloved resident with |
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the death of James Bruce Bugg Jr. on August 6, 2025, at the age of |
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70; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Jim and Norma Bugg, Bruce Bugg was born in |
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Springfield, Missouri, on October 29, 1954, and he grew up with the |
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companionship of a sister, Diana; he received an undergraduate |
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degree in business and a juris doctor degree from Southern |
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Methodist University in Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, After moving to San Antonio in 1979, Mr. Bugg worked |
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at the law firm of Groce, Locke & Hebdon; he later founded a bank |
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holding company and brought together investors to purchase The Bank |
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of San Antonio, and he launched a solo practice specializing in tax |
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law in 1986; widely respected in the banking industry, he |
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established Texas Partners Bank in 2007, and he served as chief |
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executive officer, chair, and president of Southwest Bancshares; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bugg was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the |
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Texas Economic Development Corporation, which he served as chair |
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and president; in 2015, he accepted an appointment to the Texas |
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Transportation Commission from Governor Greg Abbott, and he served |
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as its chair; he was also a member of the board of directors of |
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Humanities Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A leader in his community, Mr. Bugg championed |
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organizations such as the McNay Art Museum, Texas Biomedical |
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Research Institute, and San Antonio Youth Literacy, and he |
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cofounded the Bexar County Performing Arts Center Foundation as |
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well as the Tobin Center for Performing Arts; a man of deep faith, |
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he was a member of First Presbyterian Church San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Bugg enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, Alethea, with whom he shared 34 years, and he |
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took great pride in his two sons, Jim and Tom; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family and his community, |
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Bruce Bugg made a meaningful difference in the lives of his loved |
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ones and fellow citizens alike, and his contributions will forever |
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be remembered; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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James Bruce Bugg Jr. and extend sincere sympathy to his family and |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bruce Bugg. |