87R27073 BHH-D
By: Reynolds H.R. No. 1314
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Honorable Joel Clouser is retiring as Fort Bend
County justice of the peace for Precinct 2 on June 30, 2021, drawing
to a close an exemplary tenure that has spanned 28 years; and
WHEREAS, First elected as justice of the peace in 1992, Judge
Clouser took office on January 1, 1993; he has earned the admiration
of many for his work with school administrators to reduce the number
of truancy cases in the precinct as well as for his use of
alternative sentencing programs that emphasize youth development;
moreover, he established and oversaw the local YMCA Teen Court
program, whose participants won first place in several mock trial
competitions throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, An engaged member of the Fort Bend community since
1980, Judge Clouser has served on the boards of a number of civic
and charitable organizations, including the Clear Creek Watershed
Flood Control District, the Fort Bend Independent School District
Safe and Drug Free Schools Department, the Fort Bend Family YMCA,
and the World Youth Foundation; he has also given generously of his
time and expertise as president of the NAACP Missouri City &
Vicinity Branch and as chaplain of the A. Philip Randolph Institute
Tideland Chapter; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the love and
support of his wife, Gloria, and their children; and
WHEREAS, Judge Clouser has greatly benefited his fellow
citizens through his leadership, professionalism, and commitment
to excellence, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well
spent as he begins the next exciting chapter of his life; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Joel Clouser on his retirement as
the Fort Bend County Precinct 2 justice of the peace 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 Judge Clouser as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.