H.R. No. 42 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, KP George has been elected as Fort Bend County Judge, and he is indeed deserving of special recognition; and WHEREAS, In fulfilling the duties of his office, Judge George will draw on a wealth of valuable experience; he previously served two terms on the school board of the Fort Bend Independent School District, and he has been a leading member of the Sugar Land Rotary Club and the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce; as presiding officer of the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court and director of the county's Office of Emergency Management, he will be chief executive of one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, overseeing 3,000 employees and an annual budget of $370 million; and WHEREAS, Born in a village in India, Mr. George emigrated to the United States in 1993, and six years later, he settled in Sugar Land, where he runs a successful financial planning practice; he helped to found the Hightower High School Academies Booster Club, and he is a member of the Fort Bend ISD Parent Advisory Committee; and WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and the efforts of KP George will help to make Fort Bend County an even better place in which to live and work; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate KP George on his election as Fort Bend County Judge and extend to him sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Judge George as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Reynolds ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 42 was adopted by the House on March 6, 2019, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House