Bill Text: TX HR305 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Mark Huddleston for his service as a Chambers County commissioner.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR305 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR305-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 305 |
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WHEREAS, Mark Huddleston retired as county commissioner for | ||
Precinct 1 of Chambers County on December 31, 2016, drawing to a | ||
close a notable tenure in that office that spanned nearly a quarter | ||
of a century; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of Beaumont, Mr. Huddleston graduated from | ||
Allen Military Academy and went on to earn a bachelor's degree from | ||
Texas A&M University; following college, he moved to Winnie to work | ||
with his father on the family rice farm; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was first elected to the | ||
Chambers County Commissioners Court in 1992, and he ultimately | ||
served on the court for six consecutive terms; during his tenure, | ||
he played an instrumental role in the establishment of Chambers | ||
County Emergency Services District No. 1, an achievement in which | ||
he takes particular pride; and | ||
WHEREAS, A longtime community leader, Mr. Huddleston has | ||
also served on the boards of the Winnie Rice Farmers Co-Operative | ||
Association, the Devers Canal System, and the Agricultural | ||
Stabilization and Conservation Service, as well as on the St. Louis | ||
Catholic Church Pastoral Council; he has received the Community | ||
Builder Award from the Winnie-Stowell Masonic Lodge, and he has | ||
been repeatedly honored by the Texas Rice Festival, which has named | ||
him Young Farmer of the Year and twice selected him as parade | ||
marshal; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout his years on the commissioners court, | ||
Mark Huddleston demonstrated knowledgeable leadership and a deep | ||
concern for the public interest, and he may indeed reflect with | ||
great pride on all that he has accomplished in behalf of his fellow | ||
citizens; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Mark Huddleston for his committed public | ||
service as Chambers County commissioner for Precinct 1 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. Huddleston as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Faircloth | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 305 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||