H.R. No. 1152
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Paul O. Meriwether is stepping down as mayor of
Mount Pleasant in the summer of 2019, following 28 years of
distinguished service in city government; and
WHEREAS, First elected to the Mount Pleasant City Council in
1991, Dr. Meriwether won reelection 10 times, and in 2011, he
successfully ran for mayor; he has provided skilled leadership in a
period of tremendous growth, and his tenure in public office has
seen numerous improvements to the city, including the completion of
Mount Pleasant Regional Airport and Heritage Park, as well as
significant upgrades to city streets and other infrastructure;
under his watch, a major downtown renovation brought the
transformation of The Alley on Third and a new home for the public
library, and he has also helped oversee the construction of a new
animal shelter and soccer park; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Meriwether was born in Nacogdoches and moved to
Mount Pleasant in grade school; after earning his bachelor's degree
with honors at Austin College, he went on to graduate from The
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, where he also
performed his residency in family medicine; he serves as medical
director of Cypress Basin Hospice and of the Titus Regional Medical
Center Community Care Center; previously, he was medical director
of the medical center's Rural Health Clinic for more than two
decades; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Meriwether is supported by
the love and encouragement of his wife, Becky, and their children,
John, Allison, Kemberly, and Paula; he is the proud grandfather of
Olivia and Jonathan; and
WHEREAS, Paul Meriwether has done much to bring progress and
positive change to Mount Pleasant during more than a quarter
century of public service, and his efforts have produced results of
lasting benefit to his fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Mount Pleasant Mayor Paul O. Meriwether
for his long record of service to the city 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 Dr. Meriwether as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Hefner
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1152 was adopted by the House on April
18, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House