Bill Text: TX HCR55 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizing the burial of Guy Herman in the State Cemetery.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-04-13 - Left pending in committee [HCR55 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR55-Introduced.html
| 88R2635 BPG-D | ||
| By: Raymond | H.C.R. No. 55 | |
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| WHEREAS, State law stipulates in Section 2165.256, | ||
| Government Code, that a person specified in a concurrent resolution | ||
| adopted by the legislature is eligible for burial in the State | ||
| Cemetery if the State Cemetery Committee finds that the person has | ||
| made a significant contribution to Texas history and, based on that | ||
| finding, approves the person's burial; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas School of Law, | ||
| Guy Herman was first elected as Travis County probate judge in 1985; | ||
| he has demonstrated exceptional wisdom and compassion in the | ||
| adjudication of sensitive matters relating to wills and estates, | ||
| guardianships, and mental health commitments, and as the county | ||
| population has doubled, he has overseen the growth of the court, | ||
| training and guiding associate judges and mentoring many law clerks | ||
| who have gone on to success in probate practices; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During his long tenure as presiding judge for the | ||
| Statutory Probate Judges of Texas, Judge Herman has rendered | ||
| exceptional service to the legal community and the legislature, | ||
| recommending beneficial changes to state laws and collaborating | ||
| effectively on legislative matters with the Real Estate, Probate, | ||
| and Trust Law sections of the State Bar of Texas; in 1993, he was | ||
| elected president of the Texas College of Probate Judges, and he has | ||
| served on numerous statewide and Supreme Court task forces over the | ||
| years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, From the very beginning of his career on the bench, | ||
| Judge Herman has worked to protect vulnerable populations; his | ||
| efforts have been crucial in preserving optimal autonomy and | ||
| independence for individuals with mental illness and in the | ||
| widespread adoption of warrantless detention rather than jailing | ||
| defendants prior to mental health treatment; moreover, he played a | ||
| key role in the development of the county's hospital district, | ||
| which provides primary, specialty, behavioral, and dental health | ||
| care to residents with insufficient resources; in recent years, he | ||
| has been instrumental in the creation of the Assisted Outpatient | ||
| Services approach to meet mental health needs of defendants; Travis | ||
| County Integral Care recognized his outstanding record of service | ||
| by naming its short-term residential psychiatric treatment | ||
| facility the Judge Guy Herman Center for Mental Health Crisis Care | ||
| in his honor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In light of his noteworthy contributions to the Lone | ||
| Star State, it is fitting that the Honorable Guy Herman be allowed | ||
| to designate the State Cemetery as his final resting place; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby authorize the burial of Guy Herman in the State Cemetery, | ||
| provided that his application for assignment of burial space is | ||
| approved by the State Cemetery Committee as required by law. | ||
