Bill Text: TX HR358 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Mike A. Myers on his receipt of the Santa Rita Award from The University of Texas System Board of Regents.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-14 - Reported enrolled [HR358 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR358-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 358 |
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WHEREAS, Mike A. Myers, owner and chair of Myers Financial | ||
Corporation, was presented with the Santa Rita Award by The | ||
University of Texas System Board of Regents on December 12, 2018; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, The highest honor bestowed by the UT Regents, the | ||
Santa Rita Award is earned by individuals who have demonstrated | ||
concern for the principles of higher education, as well as deep | ||
commitment to the furtherance of the purposes and objectives of The | ||
University of Texas System; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of the small town of Olney, Mike Myers | ||
learned from his parents the value of hard work and the fulfillment | ||
that can be found in helping others; after first attending Tarleton | ||
State College in Stephenville, he transferred to UT Austin, where | ||
he excelled academically while making his first foray into | ||
entrepreneurship as the owner of a restaurant and catering | ||
business; he received his bachelor's degree in 1959 and his law | ||
degree in 1963 before taking his first job in the office of Governor | ||
John Connally; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Myers expanded his business interests to | ||
encompass community banking, real estate development, and country | ||
club ownership, and today he operates Myers Financial Corporation | ||
alongside Myers Bancshares, Inc., the holding company of the oldest | ||
and largest continually owned independent bank in Tarrant County; | ||
he is also a cofounder and majority partner in The University of | ||
Texas Golf Club in Austin, which has hosted the UT men's and women's | ||
golf teams since 2003; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Myers has been a faithful | ||
and dedicated supporter of his alma mater, providing numerous | ||
endowments for the McCombs School of Business, the Moody College of | ||
Communication, the Colleges of Education, Liberal Arts, and Natural | ||
Sciences, the Office of the Provost, and several graduate studies | ||
programs; he contributed to the expansion and modernization of the | ||
Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, and he and his wife, Sammye | ||
Myers, helped establish what is now known as the Mike A. Myers | ||
Stadium and Soccer Field; he is cofounder of the Foundation for | ||
Texas Excellence Scholars, and he has further served as president | ||
of the Longhorn Foundation and as chair of the UT System | ||
Chancellor's Council; over the years, he has shared his time, | ||
expertise, and resources to benefit other institutions within the | ||
UT system, particularly UT Southwestern, which he served with | ||
distinction as a trustee of the Southwestern Medical Foundation; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Since forming his charitable foundation at the age | ||
of 29, Mr. Myers has made additional contributions in behalf of | ||
education and other causes, and he played a notable role in the | ||
creation of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; in 1990, | ||
he initiated the Myers-LeCroy Scholars Endowed Scholarship program | ||
at the Dallas County Community College District Foundation, and he | ||
was also instrumental in instituting the Rising Star Program at | ||
DCCCD; moreover, he has donated generously to Parkland Memorial | ||
Hospital's Simmons Ambulatory Surgical Center and the "I Stand for | ||
Parkland" campaign, for which a sky bridge was dedicated in his | ||
honor; and | ||
WHEREAS, Other organizations that have benefited from his | ||
volunteer involvement include the Dallas Assembly, the Dallas | ||
Citizens Council, the Texas Longhorn Education Foundation, and the | ||
Cotton Bowl Athletic Association; he currently serves as director | ||
of the Texas Interscholastic League Foundation and as a trustee | ||
emeritus of the UT Law School Foundation, through which he helped | ||
create the Kay Bailey Hutchison Chair in Latin American Law; he was | ||
named the DFW Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017 and was inducted into | ||
the Texas Business Hall of Fame in 2008; in addition, he has been | ||
recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus of UT Austin and as a member | ||
of the McCombs School of Business Hall of Fame, and he received UT's | ||
coveted Presidential Citation; and | ||
WHEREAS, Few alumni can claim such a commendable record of | ||
leadership and service to their alma mater as Mike Myers, and this | ||
accomplished businessman, philanthropist, and community leader may | ||
indeed take well-deserved pride in all that he has achieved; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Mike A. Myers on his receipt of a | ||
Santa Rita Award from The University of Texas System Board of | ||
Regents 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. Myers as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
E. Johnson of Dallas | ||
Turner of Tarrant | ||
Meyer | ||
Hinojosa | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 358 was adopted by the House on March | ||
13, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||