Bill Text: TX HR71 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Jim Robinson on his retirement as chief appraiser of the Harris County Appraisal District.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-26 - Reported enrolled [HR71 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR71-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 71 |
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WHEREAS, Jim Robinson retired as chief appraiser of the | ||
Harris County Appraisal District on May 31, 2013, concluding a | ||
noteworthy career with the district that spanned nearly three | ||
decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, Named chief appraiser in 1990, Mr. Robinson joined | ||
the district five years earlier as deputy chief appraiser; during | ||
his tenure, HCAD has been recognized three times by the | ||
International Association of Assessing Officers as a distinguished | ||
assessment jurisdiction; moreover, in January 2013, the Texas | ||
comptroller of public accounts announced that the district had | ||
earned a perfect score in a comprehensive review of its compliance | ||
with state laws, regulations, appraisal practices, and operating | ||
best practices, and that it had exceeded every mandatory standard | ||
of evaluation established by the comptroller in the legislatively | ||
required Methods and Assistance Program review; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Robinson entered public service in 1967, when he | ||
joined the Texas Department of Public Safety; initially assigned to | ||
Governor John Connally's Division of Defense and Disaster Relief, | ||
he was promoted to the personal staff of the agency's director and | ||
served as its official spokesman; he went on to become associate | ||
director of the State Property Tax Board in 1979, and he | ||
subsequently served as deputy director and executive director; | ||
moreover, he was an adjunct member of the law enforcement faculty at | ||
Texas State University; and | ||
WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan holds both bachelor's and | ||
master's degrees in law enforcement from Sam Houston State | ||
University, and he completed the graduate-level national security | ||
management program of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces; | ||
before graduating from college, he founded a Houston-area radio | ||
station; he subsequently sold it and was employed as news director | ||
for KBRZ in Freeport, as Brazoria County correspondent for the | ||
Houston Chronicle, and as an on-air personality for KVET/KASE in | ||
Austin; and | ||
WHEREAS, A master peace officer and certified fraud examiner, | ||
Mr. Robinson volunteers as chief reserve deputy for Harris County | ||
Precinct 3; he served for 27 years in the Texas National Guard, and | ||
he was appointed commanding general before retiring at the rank of | ||
major general in 1990; deeply committed to education as well, he | ||
served as president of the Round Rock Independent School District | ||
board of trustees during his time in the Austin area; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jim Robinson earned the respect and admiration of | ||
his fellow citizens during his 28 years with the Harris County | ||
Appraisal District, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his | ||
notable record of accomplishments; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Jim Robinson | ||
on his retirement as chief appraiser of the Harris County Appraisal | ||
District and that he be commended for his long record of public | ||
service; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Robinson as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Bohac | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 71 was adopted by the House on July | ||
25, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||