Bill Text: TX HR344 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring former State Representative Joseph D. Deshotel for his service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-08 - Withdrawn from calendar [HR344 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR344-Introduced.html
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| By: Manuel | H.R. No. 344 | |
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| WHEREAS, The Honorable Joseph D. Deshotel of Beaumont served | ||
| the citizens of District 22 with great dedication for more than two | ||
| decades until his retirement in January 2023, following his 12th | ||
| term; and | ||
| WHEREAS, First elected in 1998, Representative Deshotel | ||
| became a strong voice for the needs of his district and the entire | ||
| Southeast Texas region; he developed great expertise in the | ||
| legislative process, and his collegiality, pragmatism, and | ||
| willingness to reach across the aisle made him an especially | ||
| effective lawmaker; moreover, he maintained a good working | ||
| relationship with leaders in the state's business sector; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Representative Deshotel assisted multiple House | ||
| speakers as a member of leadership teams; serving on numerous | ||
| committees, he chaired the Economic Development, Business and | ||
| Industry, and Land and Resource Management Committees, as well as | ||
| the House Select Committee on Texas Ports, Innovation and | ||
| Infrastructure; he co-chaired the Coastal Barrier System Committee | ||
| and served on the Select Committee on Hurricane Ike Storm | ||
| Devastation to the Texas Gulf; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born and raised in Beaumont, Representative | ||
| Deshotel graduated from Lamar University and the Thurgood Marshall | ||
| School of Law; he served Lamar University as vice president for | ||
| administration and legal counsel, and he was appointed to its board | ||
| of regents by Governor Mark White, who also named him to the Job | ||
| Training Coordinating Council; deeply committed to civil rights, | ||
| Representative Deshotel organized Lamar's first NAACP chapter; he | ||
| was a member of the Beaumont City Council before running for state | ||
| office; a respected member of the business community, he founded a | ||
| general law practice; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of his long career in public office, | ||
| Representative Deshotel made a positive difference in the lives of | ||
| countless Texans, and his contributions have earned him the lasting | ||
| respect and appreciation of his colleagues and fellow citizens | ||
| alike; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor former State Representative Joseph D. | ||
| Deshotel for his service and extend to him sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued happiness in the next exciting chapter of his life; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Representative Deshotel as an expression of high | ||
| regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
