86R24733 BPG-D
By: Craddick H.C.R. No. 160
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Robert C. Bledsoe of Midland, a noted legal expert,
is being inducted into the Petroleum Hall of Fame on May 2, 2019;
and
WHEREAS, Born in El Paso and raised in Marfa, Robert Bledsoe
graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute in 1949; he
enrolled in the combined business and pre-law program at The
University of Texas at Austin and served on active duty as a second
lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force before completing his law degree in
1955; and
WHEREAS, Early in his career, Mr. Bledsoe worked for Baker,
Botts, Andrews, and Shepherd in Houston and then moved to Roswell,
New Mexico, to join the state's leading oil and gas law firm,
Hervey, Dow & Hinkle; during his subsequent tenure with Stubbeman,
McRae, Sealy, Laughlin & Browder in Midland, he was engaged by
British Petroleum to work on the Prudhoe Bay Unit Agreement and Unit
Operating Agreements; he and five colleagues left the firm in 1974
to establish Cotton Bledsoe Tighe & Morrow, which grew to become the
Permian Basin's largest firm, with 35 attorneys; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bledsoe was among the first Texas lawyers to
earn certification as a specialist in oil, gas, and mineral law, and
he has served on the Texas Board of Legal Specialization; over the
years, he has been much in demand as a speaker and writer on
industry topics; the Texas Bar Foundation presented him with the
Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award in 2008 to recognize his long
record of adherence to the highest principles and traditions of the
profession; and
WHEREAS, Through his legal expertise and exceptional
knowledge of the oil and gas industry, Robert Bledsoe has earned the
lasting respect and admiration of innumerable people in the Permian
Basin and beyond, and he is richly deserving of this prestigious
honor; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby congratulate Robert C. Bledsoe on his induction into the
Petroleum Hall of Fame 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. Bledsoe as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives and Senate.