Bill Text: TX SCR36 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Ken Horton for his leadership in Texas agriculture.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [SCR36 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SCR36-Enrolled.html
S.C.R. No. 36 |
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WHEREAS, For the past 36 years, Ken Horton has forged an | ||
exceptional record of leadership in the field of Texas agriculture; | ||
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WHEREAS, Mr. Horton is a veteran of the Texas National Guard | ||
and an alumnus of Texas A&M University, where he completed a degree | ||
in psychology and sociology in 1974; he became the campus director | ||
of Coastal Bend Youth City, a facility for abused and troubled | ||
children, shortly after graduation, and during his three years in | ||
that post, he played an integral role in the growth of Youth City's | ||
farming and 4-H programs; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1977, Mr. Horton joined the staff of the Texas | ||
Pork Producers Association, and he currently serves as the group's | ||
executive vice president; over the course of his work with the TPPA, | ||
he has focused on building relationships with Texas pork producers | ||
and organizations, relationships that have led to increased TPPA | ||
membership and made the group an even stronger advocate for its | ||
industry; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman has also worked extensively | ||
with the National Pork Producers Council, serving on its Pork | ||
Industry Transition Committee, helping to pass the national pork | ||
checkoff program, and assisting statewide organizations in | ||
affiliating with the NPPC; other organizations that have benefited | ||
from his involvement are the Texas Agricultural Council, which he | ||
chaired from 1984 to 1986, the National Pork Board, on whose Swine | ||
Health Committee he has served, and the United States Animal Health | ||
Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout his long and influential career in | ||
agriculture, Mr. Horton has helped to guide the evolution of Texas | ||
pork production from the diversified hog farms of the 1970s to the | ||
far more specialized industry of today; his efforts have also | ||
contributed crucially to the development of a number of popular and | ||
successful youth programs, such as the Texas Pork Leadership Camp | ||
and the Certified Texas Bred Registry program, and his continued | ||
commitment to student outreach has led to increased support for 4-H | ||
and FFA at both the secondary and collegiate levels; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ken Horton has dedicated his professional life to | ||
strengthening a vital economic pillar of the Lone Star State, and he | ||
may indeed reflect with great pride on his wide-ranging | ||
achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby honor Ken Horton for his contributions to Texas agriculture | ||
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. Horton as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
Senate and House of Representatives. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 36 was adopted by the Senate | ||
on May 17, 2013. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 36 was adopted by the House | ||
on May 21, 2013. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |