Bill Text: TX HR162 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating James McCarley on his retirement from McCarley Consultants.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR162 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR162-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 162 | ||
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| WHEREAS, James McCarley, who has enjoyed a long and | ||
| successful career as a transportation and government relations | ||
| specialist in North Texas, is retiring from his firm McCarley | ||
| Consultants in 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of McKinney, Mr. McCarley studied finance | ||
| and sociology at Texas A&M University and North Texas State | ||
| University; after serving his country in the United States Army, he | ||
| joined the McKinney Police Department in 1963 and distinguished | ||
| himself in a variety of roles before retiring at the rank of | ||
| lieutenant in 1976; he subsequently led the Plano Police Department | ||
| as chief from 1979 to 1987 and then left law enforcement to take on | ||
| the position of Plano assistant city manager, which he held from | ||
| 1987 to 1996; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. McCarley has served in various | ||
| governmental capacities at the local, regional, and state levels, | ||
| including an 11-year tenure as executive director of the Dallas | ||
| Regional Mobility Coalition from 1996 to 2007; the organization is | ||
| a transportation advocacy group composed of cities, counties, and | ||
| agencies within a five-county region, and as its executive | ||
| director, he acquired valuable experience in maintaining positive | ||
| working relationships among local governments, state and federal | ||
| agencies, and legislative delegations; along the way, he also | ||
| served as interim executive director of the North Texas Tollway | ||
| Authority; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1996, Mr. McCarley established the firm, | ||
| McCarley Consultants, to provide state governmental affairs | ||
| consulting with an emphasis on transportation issues, and he has | ||
| operated the company successfully for the past 25 years; he enjoys a | ||
| rewarding family life with his wife, Jane McCarley, and their | ||
| daughter, Juli Westbrook, and granddaughters, Jane and Gwen; and | ||
| WHEREAS, James McCarley has greatly benefited his fellow | ||
| citizens through his achievements as a law enforcement | ||
| professional, a public servant, and a government relations | ||
| specialist, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his | ||
| contributions to his community as he embarks on a well-deserved | ||
| retirement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate James | ||
| McCarley on his retirement from McCarley Consultants 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. McCarley as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Davis | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 162 was adopted by the House on | ||
| September 2, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
