Bill Text: TX SR525 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Sylvester Turner for his public service.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-29 - Reported enrolled [SR525 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR525-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Mayor Sylvester Turner, who is being honored with a | ||
| Political Award from the Acres Home Chamber for Business and | ||
| Economic Development, Incorporated, at its 28th annual Awards | ||
| Banquet on March 31, 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Acres Home Chamber for Business and Economic | ||
| Development was founded in 1994 to promote the economic vitality | ||
| of the Acres Homes community; the nonprofit organization provides a | ||
| variety of programs, seminars, workshops, and professional | ||
| development opportunities to the community with the goal of | ||
| helping individuals, small businesses, and entrepreneurs | ||
| continue on paths to success; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Each year, the organization hosts an awards | ||
| banquet to honor area citizens who deserve recognition for their | ||
| exceptional work on behalf of the community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mayor Sylvester Turner is a beloved Houstonian | ||
| who was born and raised in the Acres Homes community; in addition | ||
| to serving as Houston's mayor, he has championed a number of | ||
| issues on behalf of his community and the state as a member of the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives; during his 26 years as a | ||
| legislator, Mr. Turner has gained widespread recognition for his | ||
| uncompromising values and his insight and effectiveness as a | ||
| lawmaker; he was responsible for making the state's Employee | ||
| Retirement System actuarially sound and for the extension of the | ||
| LITE-UP Texas program; he was named one of the state's Ten Best | ||
| Legislators by Texas Monthly; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A truly exemplary citizen, Mayor Turner represents | ||
| the highest ideals of civic engagement, and he can indeed take | ||
| pride in his outstanding public service; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Sylvester Turner for his exceptional | ||
| leadership as mayor of Houston and as a state legislator and | ||
| congratulate him on receiving a Political Award from the Acres | ||
| Home Chamber for Business and Economic Development; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him | ||
| as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Whitmire | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 29, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
