Bill Text: TX HR1850 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Pastor Kennedy Jones on his installation as president of the Arlington Branch of the NAACP.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1850 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1850-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1850 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Kennedy Jones was installed as president of | ||
| the Arlington Branch of the NAACP on January 11, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Fort Deposit, Alabama, Pastor Jones | ||
| holds bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering | ||
| from the University of Alabama, and he has worked as an engineering | ||
| dynamicist for LTV Aerospace and Defense Company in Dallas; he | ||
| answered the call to the ministry at First Community Missionary | ||
| Baptist Church in 1987, and he later became the founding pastor of | ||
| Greater Community Missionary Baptist Church in 1991; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the years, Pastor Jones has volunteered his | ||
| time as a youth sports coach and mentor to young men in Arlington | ||
| and Mansfield; he has also led his church in the creation of youth | ||
| enrichment programs and in forming a partnership with Hope Tutoring | ||
| Center to provide help to Arlington ISD students; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of parents who were actively involved in the | ||
| civil rights movement in Alabama, Pastor Jones has followed in | ||
| their footsteps through his work in the areas of social and economic | ||
| justice and criminal justice reform; he previously served as | ||
| co-chair of the Religious Affairs Committee of the NAACP's | ||
| Arlington Branch, which honored him with its Nelson Mandela Award | ||
| in 2018, and he has done valuable work in the community as a member | ||
| of the Arlington MLK Celebration Committee; in his role as | ||
| president of the Arlington Ministerial Association, he has | ||
| collaborated with the Arlington Police Department and the Tarrant | ||
| County district attorney to address issues related to the improper | ||
| use of deadly force by law enforcement against persons of color; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Pastor Jones enjoys the love | ||
| and support of his wife of 40 years, First Lady Elaine Jones, and he | ||
| takes great pride in their two children, Kenda and Kennedy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed clergyman has rendered immeasurable | ||
| service to both his congregation and his community, and he is indeed | ||
| deserving of the confidence that has been placed in him by the | ||
| members of the NAACP Arlington Branch; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Pastor Kennedy Jones on his | ||
| installation as president of the Arlington Branch of the NAACP 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 Pastor Jones as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Turner | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1850 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 25, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
