Bill Text: TX SR48 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing Charles W. Zahn Jr. on his tenure as chair of the Port of Corpus Christi Commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-30 - Reported enrolled [SR48 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR48-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing Charles W. Zahn Jr. on his tenure as chair of the Port of Corpus Christi Commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-30 - Reported enrolled [SR48 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR48-Introduced.html
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By: LaMantia, Hinojosa | S.R. No. 48 |
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WHEREAS, Charles W. Zahn Jr. is concluding his noteworthy | ||
tenure as chair of the Port of Corpus Christi Commission in December | ||
2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, A member of the commission since 2012, Charlie Zahn | ||
was first elected chair in 2016; he has worked tirelessly to enhance | ||
the port's infrastructure, and Phase 2 of the four-phase Corpus | ||
Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project was completed in 2023, as | ||
the port continued to set records for growth in goods movements; the | ||
Corpus Christi Caller-Times named him 2022 Newsmaker of the Year to | ||
recognize his contributions to the success of the region's primary | ||
economic engine; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Zahn is a longtime resident of Port Aransas; | ||
dedicated to his community, he has served in many leadership roles, | ||
including president of the Port Aransas Independent School District | ||
Board of Trustees and chair of the Texas State Aquarium Board of | ||
Trustees and Nueces County Board of Coastal Parks; he has been | ||
active in the Boy Scouts of America for more than seven decades and | ||
served the organization as both president and chair of the South | ||
Texas Council; in addition, he has been vice chair of the Corpus | ||
Christi Metropolitan Planning Organization and a member of the | ||
Alliance for I-69 Texas and the Texas Department of Transportation | ||
I-69 Advisory Committee; he has also given of his time and expertise | ||
to such organizations as the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation | ||
Advisory Board, Port Aransas Charter Review Commission, Port | ||
Aransas Community Theatre, Friends of the Ellis Memorial Library, | ||
and Coastal Conservation Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, Among numerous accolades, Mr. Zahn has received the | ||
Distinguished Citizen and President's Awards from the Boy Scouts of | ||
America and the Henry Baldwin Award from the United Corpus Christi | ||
Chamber of Commerce; he is a member of the Port Aransas Boatmen Hall | ||
of Fame, and he was named 2005 Citizen of the Year by the City of | ||
Port Aransas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Zahn is a partner in the Law Offices of Charles | ||
W. Zahn Jr. and focuses his practice on real estate and water law; | ||
he holds a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University and a doctor | ||
of jurisprudence degree from Baylor University; in all his | ||
endeavors, he is supported by the love and encouragement of his | ||
wife, Linda; they take great pride in a fine family that includes | ||
two children, three grandchildren, and a great-grandson; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his vision, skill, and professionalism, | ||
Charlie Zahn has greatly advanced the mission of the Port of Corpus | ||
Christi Commission, and his achievements have earned the respect | ||
and admiration of his fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 4th | ||
Called Session, hereby honor Charles W. Zahn Jr. for his service as | ||
chair of the Port of Corpus Christi Commission 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. Zahn as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
Senate. |