H.R. No. 2076
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Nick Jimenez is retiring as editorial page editor of
the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in 2009, drawing to a close a
successful career in journalism that has spanned more than four
decades; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jimenez began working with the Caller-Times in
1968, when it was still two newspapers, the morning Caller and the
afternoon Times, and he covered city and county government as well
as the police and court beats for both papers; from the start, he
proved himself to be a determined and resourceful reporter; and
WHEREAS, In 1978, Mr. Jimenez became assistant city editor of
the Times, and then city editor of both papers; he was promoted to
associate editor in 1989, and in 1994 he took over as editor of the
Caller-Times editorial page; and
WHEREAS, In that position, Mr. Jimenez earned a reputation as
a fair, tough-minded, and coolheaded writer and editor who took
seriously the editor's role of formulating and articulating the
debate on issues of interest to the community; furthermore, he has
been a valued mentor to several generations of young journalists;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jimenez has also demonstrated his commitment to
the community through his active engagement with the PTA, his
church, and his neighborhood association; he has played an active
role with the paper's annual Christmas Appeal, which has raised
$2.6 million for needy children since 1973, and he coordinated the
Distinguished Scholars program, which recognizes 18 outstanding
high school students every year; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of his many civic contributions, Mr.
Jimenez was recognized with the William R. Burleigh Award for
Distinguished Community Service from the Scripps Howard Foundation
in 2006; in 2001, he received the Jack Douglas Award from the Texas
Associated Press Managing Editors Association for creating the
Buster Haas Minority Internship Program, which places summer
interns with small Texas newspapers; and
WHEREAS, Even in retirement, Mr. Jimenez plans to continue to
serve the paper as editor emeritus, and the citizens of Corpus
Christi will continue to benefit from his experience and
perspective; and
WHEREAS, Greatly respected by his colleagues for his
integrity, professionalism, and commitment to excellence, Nick
Jimenez may indeed take great pride in his 41-year record of
outstanding journalism as he embarks on the next exciting chapter
of his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Nick Jimenez on his retirement as
editorial page editor of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and extend
to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Jimenez as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Hunter
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2076 was adopted by the House on May
19, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House