| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2709 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, John Jones of Van Horn has ably served the people of |
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| 6 | 6 | | Culberson County for more than two decades, and he has demonstrated |
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| 7 | 7 | | a lasting commitment to improving his community; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, During his five terms as county commissioner, |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. Jones worked with his fellow commissioners to offer abatements |
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| 10 | 10 | | to bring the wind power industry to the county; the commissioners |
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| 11 | 11 | | established a hospital district and served as an interim board of |
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| 12 | 12 | | directors until they could hold elections for the district board; |
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| 13 | 13 | | Mr. Jones also collaborated with other leaders in Van Horn to create |
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| 14 | 14 | | a youth activity center, improve roads, and institute a |
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| 15 | 15 | | mosquito-control program; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan played a significant role in the |
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| 17 | 17 | | effort to obtain funding for courthouse renovations and helped |
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| 18 | 18 | | sheriffs in their efforts to keep the jail in compliance, purchase |
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| 19 | 19 | | new vehicles and radios, and expand communications capabilities; |
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| 20 | 20 | | during the 1990s, he demonstrated invaluable leadership in guiding |
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| 21 | 21 | | the county through financial turbulence following the closing of a |
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| 22 | 22 | | major industrial facility; moreover, he was instrumental in |
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| 23 | 23 | | procuring grant money for a tire disposal program that resulted in |
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| 24 | 24 | | the removal of more than 4,000 junk tires from the Van Horn area; |
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| 25 | 25 | | after leaving office, he generously consented to continue guiding |
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| 26 | 26 | | the cleanup in 2009, in view of the project's vital importance to |
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| 27 | 27 | | public health; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, A dedicated public servant, Mr. Jones currently |
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| 29 | 29 | | chairs the Culberson County Appraisal Board and serves as vice |
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| 30 | 30 | | chair of the Chihuahuan Desert Resource Conservation and |
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| 31 | 31 | | Development Area, Inc., and as general manager of the Culberson |
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| 32 | 32 | | County Groundwater Conservation District; in addition, he |
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| 33 | 33 | | previously served a term as a city alderman for Van Horn; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, John Jones has made a positive difference in |
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| 35 | 35 | | Culberson County through his numerous significant contributions to |
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| 36 | 36 | | civic life, and he can take justifiable pride in his exemplary |
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| 37 | 37 | | record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature hereby honor John Jones for his noteworthy public |
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| 40 | 40 | | service and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 41 | 41 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for Mr. Jones as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 44 | 44 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Gallego |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2709 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 49 | 49 | | 31, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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