87R26756 JGH-D
By: Anderson H.R. No. 1311
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The members of the Texas Independent Producers and
Royalty Owners Association are celebrating the 75th anniversary of
their organization in 2021; and
WHEREAS, Following the discovery of oil in Texas at the start
of the 20th century, many Texans worked as independent producers,
while many others became royalty owners of oil wells; faced with
strong competition from the major oil companies, the independent
producers formed the Independent Petroleum Association of Texas in
1933; and
WHEREAS, In 1946, the association was reorganized by Glenn
McCarthy and H. J. "Jack" Porter as the Texas Independent Producers
and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO); originally comprised of 39
wildcatters, TIPRO has sought to preserve the ability of
independent producers to seek out and produce oil and natural gas;
and
WHEREAS, Today, TIPRO is one of the largest oil and gas trade
associations in the nation, and its nearly 3,000 members
collectively produce almost 90 percent of the oil and natural gas in
Texas; they also own millions of acres of mineral interests across
the state; and
WHEREAS, TIPRO benefits from the leadership of its chair,
Brent Hopkins, the CEO of Suemaur Exploration & Production, as well
as that of president Ed Longanecker, vice president of finance and
administration Joanne McCord-Reynolds, director of state
government and regulatory affairs Ryan Paylor, director of
communications Kelli Snyder, and membership coordinator Anjelica
Torres; and
WHEREAS, For three-quarters of a century, TIPRO has been a
champion for the independent producers and royalty owners of the
Lone Star State's oil and gas industry, and its members may indeed
take pride in its many achievements as they mark this impressive
milestone in the association's history; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Texas
Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association and extend to
its members and staff sincere best wishes for continued success;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for TIPRO as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.