H.R. No. 2703 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 congratulate Chris Howell on his receipt of a 2017 Quest for Success Award from the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Howell as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Rose ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2703 was adopted by the House on May 29, 2017, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House