| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Paul L. Morris is being inducted into the Petroleum |
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| 6 | 7 | | Hall of Fame on April 29, 2021; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Headquartered at the Petroleum Museum in Midland, |
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| 8 | 9 | | the Petroleum Hall of Fame honors professionals who have made |
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| 9 | 10 | | outstanding contributions to the petroleum industry and those who |
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| 10 | 11 | | have set worthy examples of exemplary service, good character, and |
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| 11 | 12 | | high achievement; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Paul Morris was raised in West Virginia and began |
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| 13 | 14 | | his career with Hope Natural Gas while attending the University of |
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| 14 | 15 | | Cincinnati; after graduation, he joined Columbia Gas System Service |
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| 15 | 16 | | Corporation; he worked in Delaware and became manager of Columbia |
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| 16 | 17 | | LNG Corporation in 1976; a subsequent promotion to vice president |
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| 17 | 18 | | of exploration and production took him to Houston; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, In 1981, Mr. Morris relocated to Midland for a new |
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| 19 | 20 | | position as chief executive officer of Banner Energy; he was hired |
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| 20 | 21 | | by Wagner and Brown in 1988, and he became chief executive officer |
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| 21 | 22 | | six years later; under his leadership, the company completed nearly |
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| 22 | 23 | | 600 wells across Texas and Oklahoma and in the United Kingdom and |
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| 23 | 24 | | Australia; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Morris co-founded Elk River Resources in 2013; |
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| 25 | 26 | | he served as CEO until 2019, when he stepped into his current role |
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| 26 | 27 | | as senior advisor to the board; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, A longtime leader in his field, Paul Morris has |
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| 28 | 29 | | distinguished himself in the Lone Star State and beyond through his |
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| 29 | 30 | | vision, expertise, and business acumen, and he is indeed deserving |
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| 30 | 31 | | of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | hereby congratulate Paul L. Morris on his induction into the |
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| 33 | 34 | | Petroleum Hall of Fame and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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| 34 | 35 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 37 | | prepared for Mr. Morris as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | House of Representatives and Senate. |
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| 38 | | - | Craddick |
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| 39 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 40 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 41 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 81 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 42 | | - | 9, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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| 43 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 45 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 81 was adopted by the Senate on |
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| 46 | | - | April 12, 2021, by a viva-voce vote. |
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| 47 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | | - | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 50 | | - | Date |
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| 51 | | - | __________________ |
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| 52 | | - | Governor |
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