Bill Text: TX HR1005 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating Joe B. Cannon on his receipt of the 2010 Outstanding 50-Year Lawyer Award from the Texas Bar Foundation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-15 - Reported enrolled [HR1005 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1005-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating Joe B. Cannon on his receipt of the 2010 Outstanding 50-Year Lawyer Award from the Texas Bar Foundation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-15 - Reported enrolled [HR1005 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1005-Introduced.html
82R13952 BPG-D | ||
By: Cook | H.R. No. 1005 |
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WHEREAS, Former Texas representative Joe B. Cannon of | ||
Limestone County has received the 2010 Outstanding 50-Year Lawyer | ||
Award from the Texas Bar Foundation; and | ||
WHEREAS, A prestigious honor, the Outstanding 50-Year Lawyer | ||
Award recognizes attorneys who have practiced for a half-century or | ||
more, adhering to the highest principles and traditions of their | ||
profession; nominees must also have served the Texas Bar | ||
Association and their communities; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Cannon was born in Mexia; he graduated from the | ||
University of North Texas and went on to study law at The University | ||
of Texas before winning election to the Texas Legislature; as a | ||
member of the house of representatives, he was instrumental in | ||
passing legislation to eliminate a state poll tax, to accelerate | ||
the integration of public schools and universities, and to | ||
establish a 40-hour workweek for state school and hospital | ||
employees; and | ||
WHEREAS, After three terms in the legislature, Mr. Cannon | ||
returned to Limestone County and opened his law practice in | ||
Groesbeck; he has served the legal profession in a number of | ||
leadership roles, including as chair of the State Bar of Texas board | ||
of directors, as chair of the State Bar of Texas Sunset Committee, | ||
and as a Texas Bar Foundation trustee; through the years, he has | ||
given generously of his time and expertise to Texans in need of | ||
legal representation, and he has been a member of the Pro Bono | ||
College for more than 15 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan has demonstrated a steadfast | ||
commitment to his community; he is an Eagle Scout and continues to | ||
be active in the Boy Scouts of America, and he has served on the | ||
Mexia school board and on the board of the North Texas Exes; in | ||
addition, he is an elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Mexia; | ||
he has received numerous accolades, and the University of North | ||
Texas presented him with the Green Glory Award and named him an | ||
Outstanding Alumnus of the School of Political Science; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Cannon enjoys the support | ||
and encouragement of his wife, Debbie Cannon, and his family, | ||
including his children, JoAl Cannon Sheridan and her husband, Dirk, | ||
and Thure Cannon and his wife, Shannon, as well as his | ||
grandchildren, Knox and Nash Cannon, and his stepsons, David and | ||
Thomas Goodwin; and | ||
WHEREAS, Highly regarded in the legal profession and in his | ||
community, Joe Cannon has set standards of excellence to which | ||
others may aspire, and he indeed merits special recognition; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Joe B. Cannon on his receipt of the | ||
2010 Outstanding 50-Year Lawyer Award and extend to him sincere | ||
best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Cannon as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. |