Bill Text: TX HR341 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Horace F. McQueen of Grapeland on his receipt of the 2012 Outstanding Alumni Award from Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR341 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR341-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 341 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at | ||
| Texas A&M University has honored Horace F. McQueen of Grapeland | ||
| with a 2012 Outstanding Alumni Award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Known as the voice of Texas agriculture for 36 | ||
| years, Horace McQueen is best recognized as the longtime host of the | ||
| Farm & Ranch News program, which he also owned and produced; in his | ||
| daily morning show, Mr. McQueen shared information on production | ||
| practices and helped educate consumers about the benefits of | ||
| farm-fresh foods; the program began in West Texas and, in the early | ||
| 1970s, moved to East Texas, where it aired for nearly three decades | ||
| and gave rise to his counterpart radio show; countless Texans | ||
| fondly recall Mr. McQueen's distinctive style of reporting as a | ||
| central part of rural life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to his broadcasting career, Mr. McQueen | ||
| has contributed to a variety of magazines, such as East Texas Farm & | ||
| Ranch News, Farm & Ranch Magazine, and National Future Farmer; | ||
| active in his community, he has served as a director of Heritage | ||
| Land Bank, the Sabine River Authority, City National Bank, and the | ||
| Oak Brook Health Care Center and has been a member of the Build East | ||
| Texas executive committee; he is also a life member and annual donor | ||
| to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, and he and his wife, Carole, | ||
| continue to operate their cattle and timber ranch, Queensdale | ||
| Farms; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. McQueen earned his bachelor's degree in | ||
| agricultural journalism from Texas A&M University in 1960, and | ||
| today he is a proud Aggie and supporter of TAMU programs, | ||
| particularly the research center in Overton; he has served on the | ||
| College of Agriculture and Life Sciences development council and | ||
| has served as president of the Houston County and Lubbock A&M Clubs; | ||
| with his wife, he established the Carole and Horace McQueen '60 | ||
| Endowed Scholarship to provide funding for agricultural journalism | ||
| and communications students; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In recognition of his impressive contributions to | ||
| farming and ranching, Mr. McQueen was named Man of the Year in Texas | ||
| Agriculture and Farm Broadcaster of the Year and has received | ||
| numerous Texas County Agent awards and Texas Forest Service awards, | ||
| as well as countless honors from 4-H and FFA clubs throughout East | ||
| Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Horace McQueen has made a lasting impression on the | ||
| agricultural communities of East Texas over his many years of | ||
| service, and he has been a tireless advocate for research to benefit | ||
| future generations of farmers; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Horace F. McQueen on his receipt of | ||
| a 2012 Outstanding Alumni Award from the College of Agriculture and | ||
| Life Sciences at Texas A&M University 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. McQueen as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Ashby | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 341 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
