Bill Text: TX HR6 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the Honorable Keith Self for his service as county judge of Collin County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-28 - Reported enrolled [HR6 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR6-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 6 |
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WHEREAS, For nearly 40 years, the Honorable Keith Self, | ||
county judge of Collin County, has dedicated himself to the service | ||
of his fellow citizens; and | ||
WHEREAS, A fifth-generation Texan, Judge Self graduated from | ||
the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1975, and over the next | ||
quarter-century, he served his nation with great distinction as a | ||
U.S. Army Ranger, Green Beret, and master parachutist infantry | ||
officer; his assignments included commanding an airborne rifle | ||
company, a Special Forces company, and a Special Forces A-team | ||
responsible for a portable nuclear device; during his time in the | ||
army, he furthered his military education at the U.S. Army Command | ||
and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and earned a | ||
master's degree in international relations from the University of | ||
Southern California; and | ||
WHEREAS, After retiring from active duty in 1999 at the rank | ||
of lieutenant colonel, this outstanding soldier was recalled to | ||
service in 2002 for a period of 14 months; deployed to Afghanistan | ||
and Qatar, he served on the staff of the Plans and Policy | ||
Directorate of the U.S. Central Command under General Tommy Franks, | ||
helping to plan the invasion of Iraq; and | ||
WHEREAS, The extensive leadership skills that Keith Self | ||
acquired during his military career have stood him in good stead in | ||
his current position as county judge, the office to which he was | ||
elected in 2006 and again in 2010; during his tenure, he has | ||
advocated for conservative principles and vigorously opposed the | ||
expansion of the Medicaid program; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to attending to his public | ||
responsibilities, Judge Self gives generously of his time as a | ||
member of the boards of the Samaritan Inn homeless shelter and the | ||
Prestonwood Pregnancy Center and as co-chair of the U.S. Army | ||
Dallas Recruiting Battalion Advisory Board; he is also a member of | ||
the McKinney Downtown Rotary Club; and | ||
WHEREAS, Judge Self and his wife, Tracy, have shared a | ||
devoted union of more than three decades; the couple are active | ||
members of Stonebriar Community Church, where Mrs. Self works with | ||
children with special needs; she also serves as children's director | ||
for the McKinney/Allen Women's Group of Community Bible Study; and | ||
WHEREAS, Keith Self's dedication, professionalism, and | ||
commitment to his ideals have greatly benefited his nation, the | ||
State of Texas, and the people of Collin County and have earned him | ||
the lasting respect of his peers and the citizens he serves; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend the Honorable Keith | ||
Self on his lifetime of public service and extend to him sincere | ||
best wishes for continued success with his important work; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Judge Self as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Sanford | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 6 was adopted by the House on July 25, | ||
2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||