Bill Text: TX SR307 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Jeff Williams for his service to the City of Arlington.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-22 - Reported enrolled [SR307 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR307-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Jeff Williams for his exemplary service as mayor of | ||
| the City of Arlington and for his extensive contributions to the | ||
| community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mayor Jeff Williams is president of Graham | ||
| Associates, Incorporated, an award-winning engineering and | ||
| planning firm based in Arlington; he was elected to the office of | ||
| mayor in 2015 after decades of service to the Arlington | ||
| community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mayor Williams moved to Arlington with his wife | ||
| more than 30 years ago to raise their children in a high-quality | ||
| public school system, and his professional contributions to the | ||
| city's infrastructure and cultural landscape have been | ||
| invaluable; before his mayoral election, his firm worked on such | ||
| projects as the Interstate Highway 30 Three Bridges Project, | ||
| Globe Life Park, and the Viridian development; in 2009, his firm | ||
| earned the Texas Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award | ||
| for the Cowboys Stadium, known today as the AT&T Stadium; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mayor Williams is admired for his success in | ||
| consensus building and his inclusive approach to leadership; he | ||
| chaired the 2008 Arlington City Bond Election Committee and the | ||
| 2014 Arlington Independent School District School Bond Election | ||
| Committee, both of which passed by wide margins; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He has given generously of his time to civic | ||
| leadership and volunteer roles; his contributions to a variety of | ||
| organizations, including the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, the | ||
| Salvation Army, and the Mission Arlington and River Legacy | ||
| Foundation, have had a positive impact on the city, and he has | ||
| been honored with a Vandergriff Community Leadership Award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the last 30 years, Jeff Williams has helped | ||
| the City of Arlington to maintain its reputation as a model city, | ||
| and as its mayor, he has set lasting standards for leadership | ||
| that will benefit the city for generations to come; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Jeff Williams for his outstanding | ||
| community service and his admirable leadership as mayor of the | ||
| City of Arlington and extend to him sincere best wishes in all his | ||
| future endeavors; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Powell, Birdwell, Hancock | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 22, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
