Bill Text: TX SCR36 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Ken Horton for his leadership in Texas agriculture.
Sponsorship: 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. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| 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: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
