Bill Text: TX HR650 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Arthur Mann on his selection as the Hill County Citizen of the Year by the Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-14 - Reported enrolled [HR650 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR650-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 650 |
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WHEREAS, Arthur Mann is the 2013 recipient of the Hill County | ||
Citizen of the Year award from the Hillsboro Area Chamber of | ||
Commerce; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of Hillsboro, Art Mann graduated from | ||
Hubbard High School and earned an associate's degree from Hill | ||
College and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Sam Houston | ||
State University; as a longtime editor for the Hillsboro Reporter | ||
and as an on-air personality with KHBR Radio, he has covered major | ||
news events in the Hill County area for the past three decades; he | ||
is considered one of the community's foremost authorities on local | ||
government affairs and is well regarded for his fair and objective | ||
style of reporting; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Mann has further distinguished himself through | ||
his civic involvement; he is a senior member of the Hill County Go | ||
Texan Committee, which he helped establish in 1991 to fund | ||
scholarships for area youth, and he served as the inaugural chair of | ||
the Hill County Ag-Youth Board; moreover, he has been a member of | ||
the Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce Board for many years, | ||
including serving a term as president; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has shared his time and talents | ||
with myriad other organizations, including the Hill County | ||
Extension Service Council, the Hillsboro Heritage League, and the | ||
Friends of Hillsboro City Library; he is a member of the Hillsboro | ||
Masonic Lodge and an active alumnus in the Century Club of Hill | ||
College and the Sam Houston State University Alumni Association; | ||
during the biennial legislative session, Mr. Mann organizes Hill | ||
County Day at the State Capitol as an opportunity for residents to | ||
meet with their elected officials to discuss important local | ||
issues; and | ||
WHEREAS, Among Mr. Mann's other achievements is organizing a | ||
successful fund-raising concert in behalf of the Hill County | ||
Courthouse, which had sustained damage from a fire; that event and | ||
the subsequent rededication ceremony both featured Willie Nelson, | ||
and for the second rededication of the courthouse, Mr. Mann secured | ||
as the keynote speaker then governor George W. Bush; and | ||
WHEREAS, His exceptional public-spirited efforts have been | ||
previously recognized with a Liberty Bell Award from the Hillsboro | ||
Bar Association and an honorary membership in the Hillsboro Lions | ||
Club; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Mann enjoys the love and | ||
support of his wife, Susan, with whom he has shared more than three | ||
decades; the couple are blessed with a treasured family that | ||
includes their daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and Chris Lidster | ||
and Ada and Justin Motherspau, and a beloved granddaughter, Keira; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, With his enthusiasm and dedication, Art Mann has | ||
made a positive difference in the lives of his fellow citizens, and | ||
it is indeed a pleasure to join in recognizing him for his | ||
meaningful contributions to Hill County; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Arthur Mann on his selection as the | ||
Hill County Citizen of the Year by the Hillsboro Area Chamber of | ||
Commerce and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued | ||
success and happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Mann as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Pitts | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 650 was adopted by the House on March | ||
13, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||