H.R. No. 1270
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Honorable Byron Cook of House District 8 is
turning 55 years young on April 8, 2009, providing a welcome
opportunity to recognize him for his exceptional leadership; and
WHEREAS, Compelled to run for office to better the lives of
his fellow Texans and to ensure that Texas remains a great state,
Mr. Cook brought keen intelligence, discipline, and admirable
people skills to his new role when he became a member of the 78th
Texas Legislature in 2003; and
WHEREAS, Fair, kind, and considerate in all of his dealings,
Representative Cook serves as chair of the House Committee on
Environmental Regulation, as vice chair of the House Committee on
Local and Consent Calendars, and as a member of the calendars and
state affairs committees; he previously served as chair of the
House Committee on Civil Practices, as vice chair of the economic
development and state affairs committees, and as a valued member of
the Sunset Advisory Commission; and
WHEREAS, This hardworking Texan has earned several
significant honors through the years; he was selected as one of the
10 best legislators of 2007 by Texas Monthly magazine, and he was
named the recipient of the prestigious Friends of Medicine Award by
the Texas Medical Association; moreover, he was chosen legislator
of the month by the Texas Municipal League for his passionate
commitment to local government; and
WHEREAS, A businessman and rancher by trade, Mr. Cook is a
1974 graduate of Navarro College; he is supported in all his
endeavors by his wife, Kay, with whom he has shared nearly three
decades of marriage and raised two daughters, Ginne and Katie; and
WHEREAS, Representative Cook has distinguished himself as a
straightforward and honest leader who is committed to accomplishing
great goals for the people of Navarro, Limestone, Freestone, and
Anderson Counties, as well as for all Texans; exemplifying the
highest standards of public service, he has justly garnered the
respect and admiration of all who are privileged to know him; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Byron Cook on the
occasion of his birthday and that he be extended sincere best wishes
for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Representative Cook as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Thompson
Straus Geren Merritt Straus Geren Merritt
Straus Geren Merritt
Allen Giddings Miklos Allen Giddings Miklos
Allen Giddings Miklos
Alonzo Gonzales Miller of Comal Alonzo Gonzales Miller of Comal
Alonzo Gonzales Miller of Comal
Alvarado Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath Alvarado Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Alvarado Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anchia Guillen Moody Anchia Guillen Moody
Anchia Guillen Moody
Anderson Gutierrez Morrison Anderson Gutierrez Morrison
Anderson Gutierrez Morrison
Aycock Hamilton Naishtat Aycock Hamilton Naishtat
Aycock Hamilton Naishtat
Berman Hancock Oliveira Berman Hancock Oliveira
Berman Hancock Oliveira
Bohac Hardcastle Olivo Bohac Hardcastle Olivo
Bohac Hardcastle Olivo
Bolton Harless Orr Bolton Harless Orr
Bolton Harless Orr
Bonnen Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. Bonnen Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Bonnen Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Branch Hartnett Otto Branch Hartnett Otto
Branch Hartnett Otto
Brown of Kaufman Heflin Parker Brown of Kaufman Heflin Parker
Brown of Kaufman Heflin Parker
Brown of Brazos Hernandez Patrick Brown of Brazos Hernandez Patrick
Brown of Brazos Hernandez Patrick
Burnam Herrero Paxton Burnam Herrero Paxton
Burnam Herrero Paxton
Button Hilderbran Pena Button Hilderbran Pena
Button Hilderbran Pena
Callegari Hochberg Phillips Callegari Hochberg Phillips
Callegari Hochberg Phillips
Castro Hodge Pickett Castro Hodge Pickett
Castro Hodge Pickett
Chavez Homer Pierson Chavez Homer Pierson
Chavez Homer Pierson
Chisum Hopson Pitts Chisum Hopson Pitts
Chisum Hopson Pitts
Christian Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla Christian Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Christian Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Cohen Howard of Travis Raymond Cohen Howard of Travis Raymond
Cohen Howard of Travis Raymond
Coleman Hughes Riddle Coleman Hughes Riddle
Coleman Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter Crabb Isett Ritter
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose Creighton Jones Rose
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton Darby Kent Shelton
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut Edwards Legler Thibaut
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt Eissler Lewis Truitt
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris England Madden Turner of Harris
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo Fletcher Martinez Vo
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flynn McCall Weber Flynn McCall Weber
Flynn McCall Weber
Frost McClendon Woolley Frost McClendon Woolley
Frost McClendon Woolley
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
Gattis Menendez Gattis Menendez
Gattis Menendez
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1270 was adopted by the House on April
8, 2009, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Straus Geren Merritt
Allen Giddings Miklos
Alonzo Gonzales Miller of Comal
Alvarado Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anchia Guillen Moody
Anderson Gutierrez Morrison
Aycock Hamilton Naishtat
Berman Hancock Oliveira
Bohac Hardcastle Olivo
Bolton Harless Orr
Bonnen Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Branch Hartnett Otto
Brown of Kaufman Heflin Parker
Brown of Brazos Hernandez Patrick
Burnam Herrero Paxton
Button Hilderbran Pena
Callegari Hochberg Phillips
Castro Hodge Pickett
Chavez Homer Pierson
Chisum Hopson Pitts
Christian Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Cohen Howard of Travis Raymond
Coleman Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flynn McCall Weber
Frost McClendon Woolley
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
Gattis Menendez