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. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
