Bill Text: TX HR1861 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Glenn Dromgoole of Abilene on his induction into the Texas Literary Hall of Fame.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1861 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1861-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1861 |
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WHEREAS, Author Glenn Dromgoole of Abilene was inducted into | ||
the Texas Literary Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Fort Worth on March | ||
15, 2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established by the Friends of the Fort Worth Public | ||
Library in 2004, the Texas Literary Hall of Fame honors Texas | ||
writers whose works enhance the state's literary heritage; previous | ||
inductees include Larry McMurtry, Elmer Kelton, and Sandra | ||
Cisneros; and | ||
WHEREAS, Glenn Dromgoole began his career writing for his | ||
hometown newspaper in Sour Lake and as a stringer for the Beaumont | ||
Journal; after serving as editor of the student newspaper at Texas | ||
A&M University, he went on to embark on a long and successful career | ||
in journalism, working as a reporter, editorial writer, and editor | ||
for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and as an editor for the | ||
Bryan-College Station Eagle before becoming the editor of the | ||
Abilene Reporter-News in 1985; and | ||
WHEREAS, After retiring from the Abilene paper in 1997, | ||
Mr. Dromgoole wrote his first book, What Dogs Teach Us, which was | ||
rejected by 15 publishers before it was accepted by a small press in | ||
Wisconsin; it made the New York Times bestseller list, and since | ||
then, Mr. Dromgoole has authored or coauthored 30 more books, | ||
including Good Night Cowboy, West Texas Stories, and Book Guy: One | ||
Author's Adventures in Publishing; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to writing his own books, Mr. Dromgoole | ||
has run an Abilene bookstore, Texas Star Trading Company, with his | ||
wife, Carol, since 2004, and he also helped establish the West Texas | ||
Book Festival; his weekly column, Texas Reads, has appeared in | ||
newspapers across the state and has highlighted the work of | ||
hundreds of Texas authors since 2002; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Dromgoole's previous awards include the Texas | ||
Treasure Award from the Menard Public Library, the Outstanding | ||
Services to Libraries Award from the Texas Library Association, and | ||
the A. C. Greene Award from the West Texas Book Festival, and he has | ||
been named a Mansfield Reads! featured author by the Mansfield | ||
Public Library and Citizen of the Year by the Abilene Chamber of | ||
Commerce; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Glenn Dromgoole has | ||
championed the work of other Texas writers and captured the spirit | ||
of the Lone Star State in his own work, and he is truly deserving of | ||
this special honor; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Glenn Dromgoole on his induction | ||
into the Texas Literary Hall of Fame 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. Dromgoole as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Lambert | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1861 was adopted by the House on May | ||
24, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||