Bill Text: TX HR796 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Michael Knowles of Fort Worth on his retirement from the office of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR796 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR796-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 796 |
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WHEREAS, Michael Knowles of Fort Worth is retiring from the | ||
Audit Division of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on April | ||
28, 2017, drawing to a close a decade and a half of exemplary | ||
service; and | ||
WHEREAS, An alumnus of Bentley College, where he earned a | ||
bachelor's degree with honors in accounting, Mr. Knowles began his | ||
career with the state comptroller's office as an auditor in the | ||
Odessa field office; he subsequently worked for two years at the | ||
revenue processing center in Euless before joining the Fort Worth | ||
field office; and | ||
WHEREAS, Retirement will afford Mr. Knowles more time to | ||
spend with his beloved family, including his wife, Von, and their 4 | ||
children and 10 grandchildren, and to indulge in his favorite | ||
leisure activity, fishing; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan's commitment to the highest | ||
standards of his profession has greatly benefited his fellow | ||
citizens and earned him the respect and admiration of his | ||
colleagues, and he may reflect with pride on a career well spent as | ||
he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Michael Knowles on the occasion of | ||
his retirement from the office of the Texas Comptroller of Public | ||
Accounts and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued | ||
happiness and fulfillment; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Knowles as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Goldman | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 796 was adopted by the House on March | ||
16, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||