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1	1	H.R. No. 2076
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Nick Jimenez is retiring as editorial page editor of
6	6	the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in 2009, drawing to a close a
7	7	successful career in journalism that has spanned more than four
8	8	decades; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Mr. Jimenez began working with the Caller-Times in
10	10	1968, when it was still two newspapers, the morning Caller and the
11	11	afternoon Times, and he covered city and county government as well
12	12	as the police and court beats for both papers; from the start, he
13	13	proved himself to be a determined and resourceful reporter; and
14	14	WHEREAS, In 1978, Mr. Jimenez became assistant city editor of
15	15	the Times, and then city editor of both papers; he was promoted to
16	16	associate editor in 1989, and in 1994 he took over as editor of the
17	17	Caller-Times editorial page; and
18	18	WHEREAS, In that position, Mr. Jimenez earned a reputation as
19	19	a fair, tough-minded, and coolheaded writer and editor who took
20	20	seriously the editor's role of formulating and articulating the
21	21	debate on issues of interest to the community; furthermore, he has
22	22	been a valued mentor to several generations of young journalists;
23	23	and
24	24	WHEREAS, Mr. Jimenez has also demonstrated his commitment to
25	25	the community through his active engagement with the PTA, his
26	26	church, and his neighborhood association; he has played an active
27	27	role with the paper's annual Christmas Appeal, which has raised
28	28	$2.6 million for needy children since 1973, and he coordinated the
29	29	Distinguished Scholars program, which recognizes 18 outstanding
30	30	high school students every year; and
31	31	WHEREAS, In recognition of his many civic contributions, Mr.
32	32	Jimenez was recognized with the William R. Burleigh Award for
33	33	Distinguished Community Service from the Scripps Howard Foundation
34	34	in 2006; in 2001, he received the Jack Douglas Award from the Texas
35	35	Associated Press Managing Editors Association for creating the
36	36	Buster Haas Minority Internship Program, which places summer
37	37	interns with small Texas newspapers; and
38	38	WHEREAS, Even in retirement, Mr. Jimenez plans to continue to
39	39	serve the paper as editor emeritus, and the citizens of Corpus
40	40	Christi will continue to benefit from his experience and
41	41	perspective; and
42	42	WHEREAS, Greatly respected by his colleagues for his
43	43	integrity, professionalism, and commitment to excellence, Nick
44	44	Jimenez may indeed take great pride in his 41-year record of
45	45	outstanding journalism as he embarks on the next exciting chapter
46	46	of his life; now, therefore, be it
47	47	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
48	48	Legislature hereby congratulate Nick Jimenez on his retirement as
49	49	editorial page editor of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and extend
50	50	to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it
51	51	further
52	52	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
53	53	prepared for Mr. Jimenez as an expression of high regard by the
54	54	Texas House of Representatives.
55	55	Hunter
56	56	Herrero
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Speaker of the House
59	59	I certify that H.R. No. 2076 was adopted by the House on May
60	60	19, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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62	62	Chief Clerk of the House