Bill Text: TX HR168 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Honoring Joe Carlyle of Troup for his service as the 2014 president of the Texas Association of Builders.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-20 - Reported enrolled [HR168 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR168-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Honoring Joe Carlyle of Troup for his service as the 2014 president of the Texas Association of Builders.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-20 - Reported enrolled [HR168 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR168-Introduced.html
84R5080 CJM-D | ||
By: Hughes | H.R. No. 168 |
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WHEREAS, Joe Carlyle of Troup, the 2014 president of the | ||
Texas Association of Builders, indeed merits special recognition | ||
for his notable service; and | ||
WHEREAS, As president, Mr. Carlyle was responsible not only | ||
for overseeing the leadership and staff of the Texas Association of | ||
Builders, but also for representing the interests of the | ||
organization's 9,500 member firms; he worked diligently to protect | ||
the positive building environment and affordable housing prices in | ||
Texas, and in so doing, he strengthened his industry and brought | ||
home ownership within the reach of many first-time buyers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Before his election as president, Mr. Carlyle | ||
served as secretary and as first vice president of the Texas | ||
Association of Builders, and he continues to guide the organization | ||
as its immediate past president for 2015; and | ||
WHEREAS, Highly respected in his field, Mr. Carlyle has owned | ||
and operated Carlyle Homes for more than two decades, having | ||
previously worked for his family's building supply company and a | ||
large lumber business; he received his education at Tyler Community | ||
College and The University of Texas at Austin; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan is also active in his community; | ||
he currently is a member of the Troup City Council and the Tyler | ||
Area Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee, and he has | ||
held leadership positions with the National Association of Home | ||
Builders and the Tyler Area Builders Association, which named him | ||
Builder of the Year in 1998; he has further benefited his fellow | ||
citizens as a volunteer firefighter, a Sunday school teacher, and a | ||
member of the Tyler Junior College Alumni Board; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his commitment to excellence and his | ||
dedication to the building community, Joe Carlyle sets an inspiring | ||
example of leadership, and he has earned the respect and admiration | ||
of all who know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Joe Carlyle for his achievements as | ||
president of the Texas Association of Builders 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. Carlyle as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |