H.R. No. 1357
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Brad Watson is leaving his post as a broadcaster at
WFAA-TV in April 2013, drawing to a close a 34-year career during
which he has provided thoughtful coverage of numerous issues
affecting the residents of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex; and
WHEREAS, After studying journalism and political science at
Iowa State University, Mr. Watson worked for three years at a
station in Iowa and then joined WFAA in 1979, at the age of 25; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Watson has covered a multitude of events in the
decades since, from natural disasters to presidential elections to
a military invasion; he has played a particularly important role in
the station's political coverage, including hosting the Sunday
morning program Inside Texas Politics, and he anchored WFAA's
top-rated weekend newscasts from 1992 to 2000; he was also on air on
the morning of February 1, 2003, when the space shuttle Columbia
tragedy took place, and he served as a coanchor of the station's
live coverage over the course of eight hours; and
WHEREAS, When Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans
in 2005, this veteran newsman was the only Dallas-Fort Worth
television journalist to remain in the city to report on the damage
and suffering; more recently, he produced a story that helped
encourage the Texas Historical Commission to dedicate a marker
honoring Dallas police officer J. D. Tippit, who was killed by Lee
Harvey Oswald in the wake of the assassination of President John
F. Kennedy in 1963; and
WHEREAS, Once he delivers his last report for WFAA,
Mr. Watson will begin a new job as the communications director for
the energy company Luminant; and
WHEREAS, Through his dedication as a broadcaster, Brad Watson
has won the admiration of his audience and the respect of his peers,
and it is a pleasure to wish him well as he embarks on an exciting
new chapter in his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby commend Brad Watson for his successful career as
a newscaster 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 Mr. Watson as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Branch
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1357 was adopted by the House on April
17, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House