By: Rose H.R. No. 1184
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Chris Howell was presented with a Quest for Success
Award at the annual Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce awards
luncheon on February 10, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Since 1985, the Quest for Success Awards have
honored African American entrepreneurs in the Dallas-Fort Worth
area for their community service and their significant
contributions to local business; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Howell is the CEO of Chris Howell
Communications, a successful marketing and communications agency
in Dallas that offers such services as video production,
copywriting, and media marketing; a former reporter and midday
anchor for KCBI radio, Mr. Howell has extensive experience as an
interview host, keynote speaker, and master of ceremonies for area
events, and he is also the author of a bestselling book, Man Talk;
and
WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, Mr. Howell
finds time to run a nonprofit, the Chris Howell Foundation, which
provides HIV/AIDS education and testing to at-risk populations; in
recognition of his outstanding efforts, he received the Each Moment
Matters Award from the Presbyterian Communities and Services
Foundation of Dallas in 2014, and he has been featured in leading
Christian publications such as Gospel Today and New Man magazine;
and
WHEREAS, Through his far-reaching professional and civic
endeavors, this notable Texan has touched many lives and made a
positive impact on the economic vitality of the Dallas-Fort Worth
Metroplex, and he is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulates Chris Howell on his receipt of a
2017 Quest for Success Award from the Dallas Black Chamber of
Commerce and that he be extended sincere best wishes for the future.