Bill Text: TX HCR113 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Urging future owners to preserve the name of the G. J. Sutton State Office Complex in San Antonio.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Signed by the Governor [HCR113 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HCR113-Enrolled.html
H.C.R. No. 113 |
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WHEREAS, The G. J. Sutton State Office Complex in San Antonio | ||
served state agencies and the wider community for many years; and | ||
WHEREAS, The facility's namesake, Garlington Jerome Sutton, | ||
became the first African American elected official in Bexar County | ||
in 1948, when he was chosen as a member of the San Antonio Union | ||
Junior College District Board of Trustees; he was later elected to | ||
the Texas House of Representatives in 1972, earning the distinction | ||
of becoming the inaugural representative of District 57-E and the | ||
first African American in the legislature from the Alamo City; | ||
during his tenure, he served as chair of the Texas Legislative Black | ||
Caucus and proposed the acquisition of a new state office building, | ||
which was later named in his honor in 1982; he passed away on June | ||
22, 1976, at the age of 67; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the fall of 2013, the complex was closed after | ||
significant structural problems were discovered during maintenance | ||
improvements; the property, however, remains highly desirable for | ||
its location in a designated historic zone; and | ||
WHEREAS, G. J. Sutton was not only a pillar of his community | ||
but also a trailblazer for African Americans in public service, and | ||
it is essential that this property continue bearing his name so that | ||
current and future generations are able to more fully appreciate | ||
his achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby urge all future owners of the property on which the | ||
G. J. Sutton State Office Complex now stands to preserve the use of | ||
Mr. Sutton's name in tribute to his historic legacy in the city of | ||
San Antonio and the Lone Star State of Texas. | ||
Gervin-Hawkins | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.C.R. No. 113 was adopted by the House on | ||
April 27, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, | ||
not voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.C.R. No. 113 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |