Bill Text: TX SR46 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Chris Brown on the occasion of his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-26 - Reported enrolled [SR46 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR46-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Chris Brown of Sulphur Springs concluded his | ||
tenure as executive director of the Ark-Tex Council of | ||
Governments on September 8, 2023, after nearly a decade of | ||
outstanding service; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since joining the ATCOG board in 2002, Mr. Brown | ||
benefited the organization in a number of capacities, including | ||
as a member of the executive committee and as treasurer, and he | ||
took office as executive director on January 2, 2014; he has | ||
further distinguished himself as a board member of the National | ||
Association of Development Organizations, which he currently | ||
serves as first vice president; along the way, he has ably led the | ||
Ark-Tex Regional Development Company, the Northeast Texas | ||
Economic Development District, the rural and urban Transit | ||
Districts, and the Regional Transportation Planning | ||
Organization; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan entered public service when | ||
he became a member of the Sulphur Springs Planning and Zoning | ||
Commission Board; in 2002, he was elected to the city council, | ||
and over the course of his tenure, he completed terms as mayor and | ||
mayor pro tempore; he went on to serve as Hopkins County Judge | ||
from 2011 to 2014; in addition, he has been involved in numerous | ||
other civic organizations and boards, including the Hopkins | ||
County Hospital District, the Hopkins County Chamber of | ||
Commerce, and the Texarkana Metropolitan Planning Organization; | ||
he recently accepted the position of executive director of the | ||
Sulphur Springs Economic Development Corporation; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Brown is a partner and cofounder of RE/MAX | ||
Advanced in Sulphur Springs, and he has been involved in both | ||
commercial and residential development; he holds a bachelor's | ||
degree from Texas A&M University-Commerce; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his dedication, leadership, and | ||
expertise, Chris Brown has greatly advanced the important | ||
mission of ATCOG, and he has earned the lasting respect and | ||
admiration of his colleagues and fellow Texans alike; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Chris Brown | ||
on his retirement as executive director of the Ark-Tex Council of | ||
Governments 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. Brown as an expression of high regard from the | ||
Texas Senate. | ||
Hughes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on October 26, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |