82R7990 MGR-D
By: Oliveira H.R. No. 478
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., who has
rendered distinguished service to the State of Texas for more than a
quarter of a century, is celebrating his 66th birthday on February
17, 2011; and
WHEREAS, A native of the Fifth Ward of Houston, Mr. Dutton
graduated from Phillis Wheatley High School and earned a bachelor's
degree in accounting from Texas Southern University; he received
his juris doctorate from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at TSU
and is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar
Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and the American
Association for Justice; and
WHEREAS, During his career, Mr. Dutton held management
positions in corporate planning and economic analysis at Conoco and
served as president of Four Star Broadcasting, operating an
independent television station in the Houston area; moreover, he
was the executive director of the Julia C. Hester House, a community
center and United Way-affiliated agency in the Fifth Ward; he is an
attorney specializing in civil rights and employment
discrimination cases, and he is a member of the adjunct faculty at
Texas Southern University; and
WHEREAS, First elected in 1984, Mr. Dutton is currently
serving his 14th term in the Texas House of Representatives; his
legislative achievements include initiatives to enhance public
alternative education, to strengthen parental rights, and to
improve the availability and affordability of insurance, as well as
successful sponsorship of the state's first statutory program to
assist businesses owned by women and minorities; he is a member of
the House Democratic Caucus and the steering committee of the House
Research Organization, and he previously served as chair of the
Harris County delegation; and
WHEREAS, The efforts of Representative Dutton have been
recognized by the Houston Forward Times, the ACLU, the Texas
Women's Political Caucus, the Texas Tourism Caucus, the United
States Small Business Administration, the Texas Association of
African American Chambers of Commerce, and groups representing
Houston police officers and Harris County and African American
deputy sheriffs; in addition, he has been named a Distinguished
Alumnus by the TSU School of Business and is a 32nd degree Mason and
a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his life, Harold Dutton has
excelled as a public servant, an attorney, a businessman, and a
community leader, and he has earned widespread respect and
admiration; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Harold V. Dutton,
Jr., on the occasion of his 66th birthday 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 Representative Dutton as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.