Bill Text: TX HR140 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Kenneth Miller on his retirement from the Hamilton Herald-News.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-20 - Reported enrolled [HR140 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR140-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 140 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Kenneth Miller retired as publisher of the Hamilton | ||
| Herald-News in September 2014, concluding a long and distinguished | ||
| career with this noteworthy publication; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1965, Mr. Miller's family purchased the | ||
| newspaper; his father, Bob, served as editor and publisher, and his | ||
| mother, Mavis, was the business and advertising manager; Mr. Miller | ||
| was working as a photographer by the time he was in the sixth grade, | ||
| and he spent countless hours in the darkroom; in 1982, Mr. Miller | ||
| purchased the paper with his brother, Roger, and he went on to | ||
| become the sole owner; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Herald-News came to be defined by Mr. Miller's | ||
| dedication to informing and engaging his fellow citizens, and its | ||
| pages reflected both his love for Hamilton and his fine sense of | ||
| humor; moreover, he taught younger members of the staff how to serve | ||
| readers with dedication and a commitment to excellence; in 2014, he | ||
| was named to the Media Honor Roll by the Hamilton Independent School | ||
| District in the Texas Association of School Boards program that | ||
| recognizes fair, accurate, and balanced reporting of public school | ||
| news; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The time having come to sell the newspaper, | ||
| Mr. Miller chose to maintain local ownership by entrusting the | ||
| publication to the stewardship of a valued employee; although his | ||
| retirement marks the end of an era in Hamilton, he established a | ||
| strong tradition of community journalism on which others may | ||
| continue to build in the years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Kenneth Miller on his retirement as | ||
| publisher of the Hamilton Herald-News and extend to him sincere | ||
| best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Miller as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Sheffield | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 140 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
