Bill Text: TX SR56 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing Neal Barton Jr. on the occasion of his 20th anniversary with KETK-TV.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-30 - Reported enrolled [SR56 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR56-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing Neal Barton Jr. on the occasion of his 20th anniversary with KETK-TV.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-30 - Reported enrolled [SR56 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR56-Introduced.html
88S31125 TBO-D | ||
By: Hughes | S.R. No. 56 |
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WHEREAS, Neal Barton Jr. of Tyler celebrated his 20th | ||
anniversary with KETK-TV on October 20, 2023, providing a fitting | ||
opportunity to recognize him for his outstanding career in | ||
broadcasting; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Barton has gained extensive experience in the | ||
newsroom, including as a reporter for sports, news, and weather; | ||
over the course of more than two decades, he delivered forecasts to | ||
major cities such as Dallas, Seattle, and Nashville, and he served | ||
as a guest meteorologist on ABC's Good Morning America for many | ||
years; he has held the position of news director at KETK for nearly | ||
13 years, and he hosts several of the station's news programs as | ||
well as a commentary program, My Point of View; and | ||
WHEREAS, Among his many achievements, Mr. Barton has | ||
received Associated Press Awards for Best Meteorologist, and in | ||
2002, he won an Emmy for best coverage of the Handley/Fort Worth | ||
tornado; he has also received a seal of approval from the American | ||
Meteorological Society and National Weather Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, Neal Barton has long served East Texas residents as | ||
a trusted source of information, and he may reflect with pride on | ||
all that he has accomplished; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd | ||
Called Session, hereby congratulate Neal Barton on the occasion of | ||
his 20th anniversary with KETK-TV 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. Barton as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
Senate. |