87R5640 JGH-D
By: Murr H.R. No. 18
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, David Warren Wallace retired as Sutton County
attorney in 2020, drawing to a close a remarkable tenure with the
county that spanned three and a half decades; and
WHEREAS, A native of Sonora and a fourth-generation rancher
in Sutton County, David Wallace earned a bachelor's degree in
petroleum land management from The University of Texas at Austin in
1978 and a law degree from South Texas College of Law in 1982;
returning to his hometown, he served as city attorney and assistant
district attorney before becoming Sutton County attorney on January
1, 1985; and
WHEREAS, Having been in office for 35 years, Mr. Wallace
became one of the longest-serving county attorneys in the Lone Star
State; he has also maintained a successful private practice in oil
and gas law, and he is well-known as a litigator on behalf of
mineral rights owners; in addition, he is a former council member of
the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of
Texas as well as a member of the Texas District and County Attorneys
Association; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Wallace has often made presentations to energy
conferences as well as to conferences of the State Bar of Texas and
the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO), and he has
published articles about oil and gas law and spoken about oil and
mineral rights before many organizations and in academic settings;
he has also served as a director of NARO and the Mohair Council of
America and as a board member of The Bank & Trust and Westex
Bancorp, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Wallace has benefited from
the love and support of his wife, Elizabeth, as well as that of
their two sons, Wilson and Warren; a leader in his community, he is
a member of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association, the Sonora
Lions Club, and St. John's Episcopal Church; and
WHEREAS, David Wallace's dedication, expertise, and
commitment to the law have greatly benefited the citizens of Sutton
County and earned him the respect and admiration of his peers, and
he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he
embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate David Warren Wallace on his
retirement as Sutton County attorney and extend to him sincere best
wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Wallace as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.