Bill Text: TX SR17 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the law firm of Kelly Hart and Hallman on receiving the 2012 Spirit of Enterprise Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-09 - Reported enrolled [SR17 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR17-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is pleased to recognize the law | ||
firm of Kelly Hart and Hallman, which was honored with the 2012 | ||
Spirit of Enterprise Award by the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, One of Fort Worth's leading law firms, Kelly Hart | ||
and Hallman represents some of the city's most prominent business | ||
leaders and institutions; founded in 1979 by Dee Kelly, Mark | ||
Hart, and Bill Hallman, the law firm is now Fort Worth's largest | ||
and consists of 141 lawyers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since its inception, the law firm has maintained a | ||
culture of service to the community and civic leadership; the | ||
firm encourages its lawyers to engage in about 50 hours of pro | ||
bono work each year with the Tarrant County Bar Association and | ||
with nonprofit organizations; and | ||
WHEREAS, Its lawyers have offered free legal advice to | ||
veterans and free legal services to the poor and to such groups | ||
and organizations as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tarrant County, | ||
the Fort Worth Public Library Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, | ||
and the Tarrant County Woman's Center; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Spirit of Enterprise Award has been presented | ||
annually since 1975, and Kelly Hart and Hallman has the | ||
distinction of being the first law firm selected to receive it; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to Kelly Hart | ||
and Hallman for its many contributions to the Fort Worth | ||
community and extend congratulations to the firm on its selection | ||
as the 2012 recipient of the Spirit of Enterprise Award by the | ||
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, | ||
Davis | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on July 9, 2013. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |