Bill Text: TX HCR14 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Fred Underwood on being named a Distinguished Alumni by the Texas Tech Alumni Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-12-18 - Signed by the Governor [HCR14 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR14-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 14 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Fred Underwood is receiving a Distinguished Alumni | ||
| Award from the Texas Tech Alumni Association on November 17, 2023; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Each year, the Texas Tech Alumni Association honors | ||
| graduates of Texas Tech University who have made a significant | ||
| impact on the lives of others through their professional | ||
| achievements and community involvement; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Fred Underwood earned his bachelor's degree from | ||
| Texas Tech in 1971; since 1987, he has been the CEO of The Trinity | ||
| Company, a cotton bale storage facility with seven locations | ||
| throughout Texas; the business was originally started by his | ||
| great-grandfather in 1904; a leader in his field, Mr. Underwood | ||
| currently serves as chair of the Cotton Warehouse Association of | ||
| America ways and means committee, and he has been involved with the | ||
| National Cotton Council of America and the U.S. Department of | ||
| Agriculture cotton advisory committee; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Underwood has contributed his | ||
| time and talents to numerous other organizations and committees, | ||
| including the Texas Aviation Advisory Committee and the Texas | ||
| Transportation Commission; furthermore, he has given back to his | ||
| alma mater in many ways; he has served on the boards of the Texas | ||
| Tech Equestrian Center, the National Ranching Heritage Center, the | ||
| Chief Executive's Roundtable, the Texas Tech Medical Foundation, | ||
| the Institute of Environmental & Human Health, the Davis College of | ||
| Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, and the Texas Tech | ||
| University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, and he has | ||
| also been a member of the Chancellor's Council, the Victory Circle | ||
| of the Red Raider Club, and the SPUR Society of Texas Tech; his | ||
| generous support for the university has further included endowing | ||
| two professorships in the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business and the | ||
| pediatric orthopedic chair at the TTUHSC School of Medicine, and he | ||
| created a scholarship for students on the Texas Tech rodeo team; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The accomplishments of noteworthy alumni are a | ||
| source of great pride to all those associated with Texas Tech, and | ||
| Fred Underwood is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, | ||
| 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Fred Underwood on being | ||
| named a Distinguished Alumni by the Texas Tech Alumni Association | ||
| and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Underwood as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 14 was adopted by the House on | ||
| November 17, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 14 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| November 30, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
