Bill Text: TX HR288 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Karey Barton on his retirement from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-26 - Reported enrolled [HR288 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR288-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 288 |
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WHEREAS, Karey W. Barton is retiring from the Texas | ||
Comptroller of Public Accounts in 2021, drawing to a close a notable | ||
career as a tax professional in the public and private sectors that | ||
has spanned more than three and a half decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, After attending San Antonio College, Mr. Barton | ||
earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural economics at Texas A&M | ||
University in 1984; the following year, he joined the Texas | ||
Comptroller's office, where over the next 14 years he rose through | ||
the ranks to hold several senior positions, including director and | ||
manager of tax policy; and | ||
WHEREAS, From February 2000 to November 2005, Mr. Barton was | ||
a partner at Barton Shoemate Consulting and provided state and | ||
local tax services to his clients; he returned to the public sector | ||
from November 2005 to May 2006 as tax director for the Texas Tax | ||
Reform Commission; he went on to work for a small tax consulting | ||
firm before becoming a director and principal at Ryan, a national | ||
tax consultancy, where he specialized in multistate income and | ||
franchise tax services, and from 2013 to 2014, he ran his own | ||
business, Barton State Tax Consulting and Legislative Analysis; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Barton rejoined the Texas Comptroller's office | ||
in January 2015 as associate deputy comptroller for tax, and his | ||
responsibilities included tax policy, taxpayer assistance, | ||
auditing, enforcement, and criminal investigations; he also | ||
oversaw the processing of tax returns and payments, electronic | ||
filing, taxpayer account maintenance, and other functions; and | ||
WHEREAS, Engaged in his professional community, Mr. Barton | ||
is a popular speaker for the Institute for Professionals in | ||
Taxation, the Council on State Taxation, and seminars of the Texas | ||
Society of Certified Public Accountants; in 2020, he received the | ||
Harley T. Duncan Award of Leadership and Service from the | ||
Federation of Tax Administrators; and | ||
WHEREAS, Karey Barton's skill and dedication have greatly | ||
benefited his fellow Texans and earned him the respect and | ||
admiration of his peers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a | ||
career well spent as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of | ||
his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Karey Barton | ||
on his retirement from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 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. Barton as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Burrows | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 288 was adopted by the House on | ||
October 18, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||