H.R. No. 456
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, On February 17, 2009, our esteemed colleague Harold
V. Dutton, Jr., is celebrating his 64th birthday, making this the
perfect occasion to recognize his outstanding record of service to
the people of House District 142 and to all Texans; and
WHEREAS, A native of Houston's Fifth Ward, Representative
Dutton is a graduate of Phillis Wheatley High School; he earned his
bachelor's degree in accounting from Texas Southern University,
where he has since been honored as a Distinguished Alumnus by the
School of Business; he received his law degree from the Thurgood
Marshall School of Law and is now a member of the school's adjunct
faculty; and
WHEREAS, In his professional life, Representative Dutton has
made his mark as executive director of the Julia C. Hester House, as
a corporate planner and economic analyst for Conoco, as president
of Four Star Broadcasting, and as an attorney specializing in civil
rights and employment discrimination; he is a member of the Texas
Bar Association, the Houston Bar Association, the Texas Trial
Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice; and
WHEREAS, Representative Dutton's numerous legislative
accomplishments include sponsoring the first statutory program in
Texas to assist women-owned and minority-owned businesses,
enhancing public education, and creating incentives to increase the
availability and affordability of insurance in traditionally
underserved areas; furthermore, he has sponsored legislation that
has enabled former offenders to regain the right to vote after
serving their sentences, strengthened the right of parents to
discipline their children, revamped the juvenile justice system,
and established the state's annual tax holiday; and
WHEREAS, Frequently honored for his accomplishments,
Representative Dutton was named an Outstanding Young Man of America
early in his career, and he has been lauded by the Houston Forward
Times, the Houston Police Officers Association, the American Civil
Liberties Union, the Texas Women's Political Caucus, the Harris
County Deputy Sheriffs' Association, the Afro American Sheriff's
Deputy League, the Hispanic Journal, and the U.S. Small Business
Administration; he is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and a
32nd degree Mason; and
WHEREAS, Harold Dutton, Jr., has made many significant
contributions to the work of this chamber through his 13 terms in
office, and as he prepares to celebrate his birthday, it is indeed
appropriate to honor him for his service; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Harold V. Dutton,
Jr., on the occasion of his 64th birthday and extend to him sincere
best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Representative Dutton as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.
Turner of Harris
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
Cook Hunter Rios Ybarra Cook Hunter Rios Ybarra
Cook Hunter Rios Ybarra
Corte Isett Ritter Corte Isett Ritter
Corte Isett Ritter
Crabb Jackson Rodriguez Crabb Jackson Rodriguez
Crabb Jackson Rodriguez
Craddick Jones Rose Craddick Jones Rose
Craddick Jones Rose
Creighton Keffer Sheffield Creighton Keffer Sheffield
Creighton Keffer Sheffield
Crownover Kent Shelton Crownover Kent Shelton
Crownover Kent Shelton
Darby King of Parker Smith of Tarrant Darby King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Darby King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris King of Taylor Smith of Harris Davis of Harris King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Davis of Harris King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas King of Zavala Smithee Davis of Dallas King of Zavala Smithee
Davis of Dallas King of Zavala Smithee
Deshotel Kleinschmidt Solomons Deshotel Kleinschmidt Solomons
Deshotel Kleinschmidt Solomons
Driver Kolkhorst Strama Driver Kolkhorst Strama
Driver Kolkhorst Strama
Dukes Kuempel Swinford Dukes Kuempel Swinford
Dukes Kuempel Swinford
Dunnam Laubenberg Taylor Dunnam Laubenberg Taylor
Dunnam 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. 456 was adopted by the House on
February 18, 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
Cook Hunter Rios Ybarra
Corte Isett Ritter
Crabb Jackson Rodriguez
Craddick Jones Rose
Creighton Keffer Sheffield
Crownover Kent Shelton
Darby King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas King of Zavala Smithee
Deshotel Kleinschmidt Solomons
Driver Kolkhorst Strama
Dukes Kuempel Swinford
Dunnam 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