Bill Text: TX HR68 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Becky Wilbanks for her service as Cass County judge.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-18 - Reported enrolled [HR68 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR68-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 68 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Honorable Becky Wilbanks is stepping down as | ||
| Cass County judge on December 31, 2022, drawing to a close more than | ||
| three and a half decades of service to the county; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2014, Ms. Wilbanks became the first woman to be | ||
| elected as Cass County judge; over the course of her tenure, she | ||
| worked on cases in such areas as probations, guardianships, and | ||
| mental health, in addition to hearing misdemeanor pleas and | ||
| presiding over the commissioners court; moreover, she was chair of | ||
| the County Judges Education Advisory Committee from 2015 until | ||
| 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Prior to her election as judge, Ms. Wilbanks was the | ||
| Cass County district clerk for 28 years; during that time, she | ||
| served as president of the County and District Clerks' Association | ||
| of Texas and on the board of directors of the Texas Association of | ||
| Counties and the TAC Unemployment Compensation Group Account Fund; | ||
| in 2012, she was honored as District Clerk of the Year in Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Lindale, Ms. Wilbanks graduated from | ||
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana; since 2016, she has been the owner | ||
| of the Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio in Atlanta; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The skill, professionalism, and commitment to | ||
| excellence demonstrated by Becky Wilbanks have greatly benefited | ||
| the residents of Cass County and earned her the respect and | ||
| admiration of her colleagues and fellow citizens, and she may | ||
| indeed reflect with pride on her many achievements as she begins the | ||
| next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend Becky Wilbanks for | ||
| her service as Cass County judge and extend to her sincere best | ||
| wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Wilbanks as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Paddie | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 68 was adopted by the House on October | ||
| 14, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
