Bill Text: TX HCR29 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Concurrent Resolution 29 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Directing the State Preservation Board to install on a specific chair in the house gallery a plaque engraved with the words "In memory of Michael W. McKinney, a great Texan and protector of the Code and Constitution."

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-14 - No action taken in committee [HCR29 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HCR29-Introduced.html

	83R4411 BPG-D

	By: Thompson of Harris	H.C.R. No. 29



	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Michael Whitney McKinney served his state and its
	business community with great distinction, and his passing on
	February 15, 2012, brought a great loss to all who were fortunate
	enough to know this admired Texan; and
	WHEREAS, A San Angelo native, Mike McKinney earned his
	bachelor's degree in government from The University of Texas at
	Austin; in 1968, he began his career in public service working for
	Preston Smith, first in the office of the lieutenant governor and
	later as Governor Smith's special assistant and appointments
	secretary; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. McKinney went on to distinguish himself as
	assistant to the executive director of the Texas Water Quality
	Board and then as assistant administrator of the Texas Alcoholic
	Beverage Commission; he became vice president of industry affairs
	for the Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas in 1984, and he was
	named its chief executive officer five years later; he led WBDT with
	enormous skill and energy for more than two decades, and he spent so
	much time observing the floor activities of the Texas House of
	Representatives that a chair in the gallery came to be regarded as
	his; and
	WHEREAS, Such publications as the Quorum Report and Capitol
	Inside recognized Mr. McKinney's diligence and effectiveness, and
	in 1996, the TABC presented him with its Bert Ford Commendation;
	moreover, he received both the Presidential Award for Legislative
	Excellence and the President's Industry Service Award from the
	National Beer Wholesalers Association; and
	WHEREAS, Dedicated to preserving our state's rich heritage,
	Mr. McKinney served on the board of the Bob Bullock Texas State
	History Museum Foundation, including as its president from 2005 to
	2006, and he was a member of the State Cemetery Board and the board
	of Friends of the Governor's Mansion; he actively supported
	improvements to the mansion as a member of the Sam Houston Society
	as well; and
	WHEREAS, For years during legislative sessions, Mike
	McKinney was a near-constant presence in his favorite chair in the
	house gallery, and it is appropriate to pay special tribute to him
	with the installation of an engraved plaque on that chair; in
	accordance with the provisions of Chapter 443, Government Code, the
	State Preservation Board is charged with approving all changes to
	the Capitol and its contents; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby direct the State Preservation Board to install a plaque that
	is engraved with the words "In memory of Michael W. McKinney, a
	great Texan and protector of the Code and Constitution" on the
	specific house gallery chair long occupied by Mr. McKinney; and, be
	it further
	RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an
	official copy of this resolution to the executive director and
	members of the State Preservation Board.