Bill Text: TX HR69 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Congratulating Scott D. Sheffield of Midland on his receipt of the 2012 Permian Basin Petroleum Association Top Hand Award.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-01-09 - Reported enrolled [HR69 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR69-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 69

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Scott D. Sheffield of Midland has been named the
recipient of the 2012 Permian Basin Petroleum Association Top Hand
Award; and
WHEREAS, The chair and chief executive officer of Pioneer
Natural Resources, Mr. Sheffield has led the energy firm since its
founding in 1997; over the years, Pioneer has developed into a
prominent exploration and production company and one of the most
active operators in the country; employing some 3,000 Texans,
Pioneer has been named among the best companies in both the
Dallas-Fort Worth area and the state at large for which to work; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Sheffield attended high school in Tehran, Iran,
during his father's assignment there as an executive with ARCO;
following graduation, he earned his bachelor's degree in petroleum
engineering from The University of Texas; he began his career as a
reservoir engineer with Amoco Production Company in 1975, and four
years later he joined the fledgling Parker & Parsley Petroleum
Company in Midland as its sole staff engineer; he subsequently
became CEO and chair of Parker & Parsley, and in 1997 he oversaw its
merger with MESA, Inc., a union that resulted in the creation of
Pioneer; and
WHEREAS, In addition to providing outstanding leadership for
his company, Mr. Sheffield works with various industry- and
education-related organizations, including boards of the National
Petroleum Council, America's Natural Gas Alliance, and the Maguire
Energy Institute of the Southern Methodist University Cox School of
Business; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his stellar career, Scott
Sheffield has made tremendous contributions to the oil and gas
industry and rendered significant service to the wider community;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Scott D. Sheffield on his receipt
of the 2012 Permian Basin Petroleum Association Top Hand Award and
commend him for the dynamic role he has played in developing this
country's energy resources; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Sheffield as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Craddick
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
Alonzo Gooden Otto
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
Anchia Guillen Parker
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
Ashby Harless Perez
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
Bohac Herrero Pickett
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
Branch Huberty Raney
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
Burnam Hunter Raymond
Button Isaac Reynolds
Callegari Johnson Riddle
Canales Kacal Ritter
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
Clardy King of Parker Rose
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
Creighton Krause Simmons
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
Dale Larson Smith
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
Deshotel Longoria Strama
Dukes Lozano Taylor
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
Elkins Martinez Toth
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miles Villalba
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
Giddings Murphy Wu
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 69 was adopted by the House on January
9, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House