Bill Text: TX HR906 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Rick Grady for his service on the Plano City Council.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-14 - Reported enrolled [HR906 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR906-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 906 | ||
|
|
||
| WHEREAS, Rick Grady is concluding his exemplary service on | ||
| the Plano City Council in May 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, First elected in 2015 to represent Place 3, | ||
| Mr. Grady has been a member of the city council for eight years; | ||
| over the course of his tenure, he has focused on keeping tax rates | ||
| low and addressing the transportation and housing needs of the | ||
| rapidly growing city; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This dedicated public official has further | ||
| benefited his fellow citizens as chair of the Emergency | ||
| Preparedness Planning Council of the North Central Texas Council of | ||
| Governments as well as the Friends of Consumer Freedom, a | ||
| nationwide organization dedicated to financial literacy education; | ||
| in addition to cofounding the Collin County Veterans' Coalition, he | ||
| was previously chair of Plano's Planning and Zoning Commission and | ||
| the Community Relations Commission; moreover, he has held | ||
| membership with the Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition, the | ||
| National League of Cities Finance, Administration & | ||
| Intergovernmental Relations Committee, the NCTCG Regional | ||
| Transportation Council, and the Texas Municipal League Resolutions | ||
| Committee, among numerous other civic and charitable | ||
| organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A proud Vietnam veteran, Mr. Grady served with the | ||
| Military Assistance Command Vietnam and the U.S. Army 1st Aviation | ||
| Brigade; he received the Army Commendation Medal and the Vietnam | ||
| Cross of Gallantry, and later in life, he was honored with the | ||
| Congressional Veteran Commendation; in his civilian career, he led | ||
| public relations, mergers and acquisitions, and intelligence | ||
| activities for several Fortune 500 companies; prior to his time on | ||
| the city council, he served as vice president of research and | ||
| economics at the Cornerstone Credit Union League; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The effective operation of government depends on the | ||
| able and dedicated efforts of our public servants, and Rick Grady | ||
| may take pride in all that he has accomplished in behalf of area | ||
| residents; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Rick Grady for his service on the Plano | ||
| City Council and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Grady as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Plesa | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 906 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 14, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
