Bill Text: TX HCR89 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Directing the Texas Workforce Commission to rename the Texas Workforce Commission building the Lloyd M. Bentsen State Office Building.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-01 - Received from the House [HCR89 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HCR89-Engrossed.html
| 85R19092 KSM-D | ||
| By: Raymond | H.C.R. No. 89 | |
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| WHEREAS, The Honorable Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr., former | ||
| United States senator and secretary of the Department of the | ||
| Treasury, dedicated his life to public service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Mission, Secretary Bentsen graduated from | ||
| The University of Texas School of Law and then served his country as | ||
| a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945; a recipient of | ||
| the Distinguished Flying Cross, he flew 35 missions over Germany, | ||
| Romania, and Italy and was shot down twice; he led 600 Allied troops | ||
| and guided the operations of 15 bombers, and he attained the rank of | ||
| colonel; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Secretary Bentsen returned to his hometown after the | ||
| war, serving the Rio Grande Valley as Hidalgo County judge until | ||
| 1948, when he was elected to the first of three terms in the | ||
| U.S. House of Representatives; he then enjoyed success in the | ||
| private sector before winning election to the U.S. Senate in 1970; | ||
| following 22 years in that office, he retired from Congress to | ||
| accept President Bill Clinton's nomination as the secretary of the | ||
| treasury; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of his long and exceptionally | ||
| distinguished career in Congress, Secretary Bentsen played a key | ||
| role in the passage of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, | ||
| the creation of Individual Retirement Accounts, and the enactment | ||
| of legislation protecting low-income women and children by | ||
| providing easier access to health care; his legacy of achievement | ||
| earned him numerous accolades, including the Presidential Medal of | ||
| Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor; he was recognized by | ||
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for his | ||
| work to support advancements in medical care for stroke victims; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Secretary Bentsen passed away in 2006 at the age of | ||
| 85 after having made vital contributions to this state and nation, | ||
| and his tireless endeavors in behalf of his fellow Americans | ||
| deserve lasting respect and appreciation; naming the Texas | ||
| Workforce Commission Building in the Capitol Complex in his honor | ||
| would provide a most fitting tribute to his outstanding | ||
| accomplishments; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby direct the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the Texas | ||
| Workforce Commission Building the Lloyd M. Bentsen State Office | ||
| Building; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official | ||
| copy of this resolution to the chair and executive director of the | ||
| Texas Facilities Commission. | ||
