Bill Text: TX HR2979 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring former senator Kay Bailey Hutchison for her service to the citizens of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2979 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR2979-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2979 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison served her fellow | ||
| Texans with tremendous skill and dedication as a United States | ||
| senator for nearly two decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Senator Hutchison won a special election in 1993 to | ||
| become the first female senator from the Lone Star State, as well as | ||
| the first Republican to hold that seat since 1875; she was reelected | ||
| three times, and during her distinguished tenure, she worked | ||
| tirelessly to protect military bases and was an effective champion | ||
| of service members, veterans, and their families; through the | ||
| years, she provided staunch support for federal projects that | ||
| contributed significantly to the Texas economy, and she secured | ||
| federal aid and resources in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and | ||
| Rita, including millions of dollars in reimbursement for the | ||
| state's costs in educating and housing evacuees; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This dynamic lawmaker rose to become the highest | ||
| ranking Republican woman in Congress, and she served as the ranking | ||
| member on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and | ||
| Transportation as well as on the Appropriations Subcommittee for | ||
| Commerce, Justice, and Science; she was also chair of the Military | ||
| Construction Appropriations Subcommittee and a member of the | ||
| Defense Appropriations Subcommittee; a prominent member of her | ||
| party, she held such leadership roles as chair of the Republican | ||
| Policy Committee, vice chair of the Republican Conference, and | ||
| deputy permanent chair of the 2005 Republican National Convention; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Previously, Senator Hutchison served the public as a | ||
| member of the Texas House of Representatives and as state | ||
| treasurer, and she was vice chair of the National Transportation | ||
| Safety Board; her extensive private-sector experience includes | ||
| positions as senior vice president and general counsel of Republic | ||
| Bank Corporation in Texas, as a cofounder of Fidelity National Bank | ||
| of Dallas, and as the owner of a candy manufacturing company; born | ||
| in Galveston, she completed her bachelor's degree and law degree at | ||
| The University of Texas at Austin; when she found the doors of large | ||
| Houston law firms closed to female attorneys, she sought employment | ||
| as a television reporter, and the experience she gained in covering | ||
| politics gave her the knowledge and confidence to run for office; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Senator Hutchison retired from government in 2013, | ||
| and today she is senior counsel at the Dallas firm of Bracewell & | ||
| Giuliani, representing clients in banking, energy, transportation, | ||
| telecommunications, and public policy; in addition, she is the | ||
| author of three books on heroic American women, the most recent of | ||
| which is Unflinching Courage: Pioneering Women Who Shaped Texas; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Named one of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women by | ||
| Forbes Magazine in 2005, Senator Hutchison has received a host of | ||
| honors, among them the Outstanding Legislator Award from the | ||
| Association of the United States Army, the Spirit of Enterprise | ||
| Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the National | ||
| Commander's Distinguished Public Service Award from the American | ||
| Legion; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kay Bailey Hutchison has contributed immeasurably | ||
| to her state and her nation through her exceptional accomplishments | ||
| in public office, and her legacy will be a continuing source of | ||
| inspiration for aspiring leaders for many years to come; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Kay Bailey Hutchison for her outstanding | ||
| service as a member of the United States Senate and extend to her | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Senator Hutchison as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Branch | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2979 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 26, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
