Bill Text: TX SR151 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Walter "Pinkie" Palmer on the occasion of his retirement.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-02-26 - Reported enrolled [SR151 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SR151-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Walter Palmer retired from his law practice on | ||
| January 3, 2025, drawing to a close an outstanding career as an | ||
| attorney that spanned 52 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An accomplished athlete in his youth, "Pinkie" | ||
| Palmer was a standout running back for the Baylor University | ||
| football team from 1966 to 1968; he remains one of the top rushers | ||
| in school history, and in 2013, he was inducted into the Baylor | ||
| Athletics Hall of Fame; he majored in finance economics and | ||
| management as an undergraduate, and he graduated from Baylor Law | ||
| School in 1972; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Palmer began practicing law in Marshall with | ||
| his father-in-law, Sam Blakely Hall Jr., who later served as a | ||
| U.S. congressman and federal judge; he went on to found Palmer | ||
| Law Firm, Inc., and, in time, the practice came to include his | ||
| son, Chase Palmer; he also served as the city attorney for | ||
| Marshall for 18 years, and he was active in local, state, and | ||
| national bar associations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Palmer shares a rewarding marriage with his | ||
| wife, Becky Hall-Palmer, and they take great pride in their two | ||
| children and multiple grandchildren; in retirement, he is | ||
| looking forward to spending more time enjoying his hobbies of | ||
| ranching and playing golf; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of a distinguished legal career, | ||
| Pinkie Palmer served as a dedicated and trusted advocate for his | ||
| clients, and he may reflect with pride on his many notable | ||
| achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate Walter "Pinkie" Palmer on his | ||
| retirement from Palmer Law Firm, Inc., and extend to him sincere | ||
| best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Palmer as an expression of high regard from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 26, 2025. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
