| 1 | | - | H.C.R. No. 113 |
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| 1 | + | By: Gervin-Hawkins (Senate Sponsor - Uresti) H.C.R. No. 113 |
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| 2 | + | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2017; |
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| 3 | + | May 10, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 4 | + | Administration; May 23, 2017, reported favorably by the following |
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| 5 | + | vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 23, 2017, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | + | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 3 | 8 | | |
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| 4 | 9 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The G. J. Sutton State Office Complex in San Antonio |
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| 6 | 11 | | served state agencies and the wider community for many years; and |
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| 7 | 12 | | WHEREAS, The facility's namesake, Garlington Jerome Sutton, |
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| 8 | 13 | | became the first African American elected official in Bexar County |
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| 9 | 14 | | in 1948, when he was chosen as a member of the San Antonio Union |
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| 10 | 15 | | Junior College District Board of Trustees; he was later elected to |
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| 11 | 16 | | the Texas House of Representatives in 1972, earning the distinction |
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| 12 | 17 | | of becoming the inaugural representative of District 57-E and the |
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| 13 | 18 | | first African American in the legislature from the Alamo City; |
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| 14 | 19 | | during his tenure, he served as chair of the Texas Legislative Black |
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| 15 | 20 | | Caucus and proposed the acquisition of a new state office building, |
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| 16 | 21 | | which was later named in his honor in 1982; he passed away on June |
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| 17 | 22 | | 22, 1976, at the age of 67; and |
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| 18 | 23 | | WHEREAS, In the fall of 2013, the complex was closed after |
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| 19 | 24 | | significant structural problems were discovered during maintenance |
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| 20 | 25 | | improvements; the property, however, remains highly desirable for |
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| 21 | 26 | | its location in a designated historic zone; and |
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| 22 | 27 | | WHEREAS, G. J. Sutton was not only a pillar of his community |
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| 23 | 28 | | but also a trailblazer for African Americans in public service, and |
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| 24 | 29 | | it is essential that this property continue bearing his name so that |
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| 25 | 30 | | current and future generations are able to more fully appreciate |
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| 26 | 31 | | his achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 28 | 33 | | hereby urge all future owners of the property on which the |
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| 29 | 34 | | G. J. Sutton State Office Complex now stands to preserve the use of |
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| 30 | 35 | | Mr. Sutton's name in tribute to his historic legacy in the city of |
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| 31 | 36 | | San Antonio and the Lone Star State of Texas. |
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| 32 | | - | Gervin-Hawkins |
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| 33 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 34 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 35 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 113 was adopted by the House on |
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| 36 | | - | April 27, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, |
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| 37 | | - | not voting. |
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| 38 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 39 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 40 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 113 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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| 41 | | - | 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 42 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 44 | | - | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 45 | | - | Date |
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| 46 | | - | __________________ |
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| 47 | | - | Governor |
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