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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, David Warren Wallace retired as Sutton County |
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| 6 | 7 | | attorney in 2020, drawing to a close a remarkable tenure with the |
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| 7 | 8 | | county that spanned three and a half decades; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A native of Sonora and a fourth-generation rancher |
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| 9 | 10 | | in Sutton County, David Wallace earned a bachelor's degree in |
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| 10 | 11 | | petroleum land management from The University of Texas at Austin in |
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| 11 | 12 | | 1978 and a law degree from South Texas College of Law in 1982; |
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| 12 | 13 | | returning to his hometown, he served as city attorney and assistant |
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| 13 | 14 | | district attorney before becoming Sutton County attorney on January |
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| 14 | 15 | | 1, 1985; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Having been in office for 35 years, Mr. Wallace |
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| 16 | 17 | | became one of the longest-serving county attorneys in the Lone Star |
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| 17 | 18 | | State; he has also maintained a successful private practice in oil |
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| 18 | 19 | | and gas law, and he is well-known as a litigator on behalf of |
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| 19 | 20 | | mineral rights owners; in addition, he is a former council member of |
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| 20 | 21 | | the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of |
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| 21 | 22 | | Texas as well as a member of the Texas District and County Attorneys |
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| 22 | 23 | | Association; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Wallace has often made presentations to energy |
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| 24 | 25 | | conferences as well as to conferences of the State Bar of Texas and |
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| 25 | 26 | | the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO), and he has |
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| 26 | 27 | | published articles about oil and gas law and spoken about oil and |
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| 27 | 28 | | mineral rights before many organizations and in academic settings; |
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| 28 | 29 | | he has also served as a director of NARO and the Mohair Council of |
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| 29 | 30 | | America and as a board member of The Bank & Trust and Westex |
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| 30 | 31 | | Bancorp, Inc.; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Wallace has benefited from |
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| 32 | 33 | | the love and support of his wife, Elizabeth, as well as that of |
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| 33 | 34 | | their two sons, Wilson and Warren; a leader in his community, he is |
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| 34 | 35 | | a member of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association, the Sonora |
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| 35 | 36 | | Lions Club, and St. John's Episcopal Church; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, David Wallace's dedication, expertise, and |
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| 37 | 38 | | commitment to the law have greatly benefited the citizens of Sutton |
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| 38 | 39 | | County and earned him the respect and admiration of his peers, and |
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| 39 | 40 | | he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he |
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| 40 | 41 | | embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be |
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| 41 | 42 | | it |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | Legislature hereby congratulate David Warren Wallace on his |
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| 44 | 45 | | retirement as Sutton County attorney and extend to him sincere best |
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| 45 | 46 | | wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for Mr. Wallace as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 48 | 49 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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