Bill Text: TX HR186 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 186 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Congratulating Polk County Criminal District Attorney William Lee Hon on his election to the Criminal Justice Council of the State Bar of Texas.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR186 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR186-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 186



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, Polk County Criminal District Attorney William Lee
	Hon was elected to the Criminal Justice Council of the State Bar of
	Texas on July 18, 2017; and
	WHEREAS, The council is dedicated to governing the policies
	and activities of the Criminal Justice Section of the state bar
	association, and it is overseen by a 5-member executive board as
	well as 10 elected council members, all of whom are Texas attorneys
	with expertise in the areas of criminal law and procedure; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Polk County, Lee Hon graduated from
	Livingston High School in 1984 and went on to earn a bachelor's
	degree in criminal justice from Sam Houston State University and a
	juris doctorate from the University of Mississippi School of Law,
	where he distinguished himself as a member of the Mississippi Law
	Journal editorial staff and the Ole Miss National Trial Competition
	team; and
	WHEREAS, After beginning his legal career at the firm of
	Campbell DeLong in Greenville, Mississippi, Mr. Hon was appointed
	assistant attorney general for the State of Texas in 1994; two years
	later, he was named assistant criminal district attorney in Polk
	County and soon thereafter became chief of the felony division; in
	January 2007, he was installed as the county's criminal district
	attorney, and he has greatly benefited his fellow residents
	throughout his decade-long tenure in that office; and
	WHEREAS, Widely admired in his profession, Mr. Hon has served
	as president and chair of the board of the Texas District and County
	Attorneys Association, as chair of the board of the Texas Special
	Prosecution Unit, and as a member of the board of the Children's
	Advocacy Centers of Texas, and he has further distinguished himself
	as an author and highly sought-after lecturer; for his
	accomplishments, he was presented with the Board of Directors'
	Trial Advocacy Award by the Association of Government Attorneys in
	Capital Litigation in 2003; and
	WHEREAS, Lee Hon is an exceptional attorney and a dedicated
	public servant, and he is indeed deserving of special recognition
	as he takes on the challenges and opportunities of this new role;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate William Lee
	Hon on his election as a member of the Criminal Justice Council of
	the State Bar of Texas and extend to him sincere best wishes for a
	successful term; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Hon as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.

	White

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 186 was adopted by the House on August
	15, 2017, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House