Bill Text: TX SR732 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing Austin Osborn for his service to the Texas Senate and congratulating him for earning a 2023 Betty King Public Service Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-29 - Reported enrolled [SR732 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR732-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing Austin Osborn for his service to the Texas Senate and congratulating him for earning a 2023 Betty King Public Service Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-29 - Reported enrolled [SR732 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR732-Introduced.html
2023S0441-1 05/29/23 | ||
By: Hall | S.R. No. 732 |
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WHEREAS, It is with great pride that the Texas Senate | ||
honors one of its most loyal and respected staff members, Austin | ||
Osborn, by naming him the 2023 administrative recipient of the | ||
Betty King Public Service Award; and | ||
WHEREAS, A longtime staff member of the Texas Senate and | ||
the currently serving sergeant-at-arms, Austin Osborn has | ||
faithfully served as a Senate employee for more than two decades; | ||
first employed as a messenger with the Sergeant-at-Arms' Office, | ||
Austin served as an administrative aide to the secretary of the | ||
Senate for several years before becoming Senate doorkeeper; he | ||
took on the additional role of assistant sergeant-at-arms in 2016 | ||
before beginning his service as sergeant-of-arms in 2021; he | ||
exemplifies the best in Senate service, and through his highly | ||
effective leadership, uncompromising work ethic, and encouraging | ||
attitude, he consistently brings out the best in those who serve | ||
with him and is a source of inspiration to others; and | ||
WHEREAS, The responsibilities managed by the | ||
sergeant-at-arms are critical to the legislative process, and as | ||
an elected officer of the Texas Senate, Austin upholds the | ||
highest standards for professionalism, attentiveness, courtesy, | ||
and respect for tradition; in his role as sergeant-at-arms, he | ||
maintains order and decorum in the Senate Chamber and ensures the | ||
security of senators, staff, and members of the public during | ||
legislative sessions; in addition, he oversees his office's | ||
numerous employees, which include assistant sergeants, car | ||
guards, porters, and messengers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Austin has consistently carried out his work with | ||
dedication and enthusiasm, and he is greatly respected and | ||
admired by members of the Senate and by Senate staff; he has a | ||
sincere appreciation for the importance of his position, and he | ||
is noted for the diligence and care with which he performs the | ||
duties of his role as well as for his warm and welcoming demeanor | ||
and his willingness to assist others in whatever way possible; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Austin is beloved by his colleagues and is held in | ||
highest regard by legislators and by staff members throughout the | ||
Capitol; he is an indispensable asset to the Senate and is an | ||
integral part of maintaining the dignity, comportment, and | ||
respect befitting of the Senate Chamber and the Texas | ||
Legislature; he sets a standard for excellence in his devoted | ||
service to the Texas Senate, and he is most deserving of his | ||
selection for a Betty King Public Service Award; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby commend Austin Osborn on his invaluable | ||
service to the Texas Senate and extend to him congratulations on | ||
earning the 2023 Betty King Public Service Award; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
him as an expression of highest esteem from the Texas Senate. |