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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, James McCarley, who has enjoyed a long and |
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| 6 | 7 | | successful career as a transportation and government relations |
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| 7 | 8 | | specialist in North Texas, is retiring from his firm McCarley |
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| 8 | 9 | | Consultants in 2021; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, A native of McKinney, Mr. McCarley studied finance |
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| 10 | 11 | | and sociology at Texas A&M University and North Texas State |
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| 11 | 12 | | University; after serving his country in the United States Army, he |
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| 12 | 13 | | joined the McKinney Police Department in 1963 and distinguished |
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| 13 | 14 | | himself in a variety of roles before retiring at the rank of |
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| 14 | 15 | | lieutenant in 1976; he subsequently led the Plano Police Department |
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| 15 | 16 | | as chief from 1979 to 1987 and then left law enforcement to take on |
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| 16 | 17 | | the position of Plano assistant city manager, which he held from |
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| 17 | 18 | | 1987 to 1996; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. McCarley has served in various |
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| 19 | 20 | | governmental capacities at the local, regional, and state levels, |
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| 20 | 21 | | including an 11-year tenure as executive director of the Dallas |
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| 21 | 22 | | Regional Mobility Coalition from 1996 to 2007; the organization is |
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| 22 | 23 | | a transportation advocacy group composed of cities, counties, and |
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| 23 | 24 | | agencies within a five-county region, and as its executive |
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| 24 | 25 | | director, he acquired valuable experience in maintaining positive |
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| 25 | 26 | | working relationships among local governments, state and federal |
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| 26 | 27 | | agencies, and legislative delegations; along the way, he also |
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| 27 | 28 | | served as interim executive director of the North Texas Tollway |
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| 28 | 29 | | Authority; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, In 1996, Mr. McCarley established the firm, |
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| 30 | 31 | | McCarley Consultants, to provide state governmental affairs |
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| 31 | 32 | | consulting with an emphasis on transportation issues, and he has |
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| 32 | 33 | | operated the company successfully for the past 25 years; he enjoys a |
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| 33 | 34 | | rewarding family life with his wife, Jane McCarley, and their |
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| 34 | 35 | | daughter, Juli Westbrook, and granddaughters, Jane and Gwen; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, James McCarley has greatly benefited his fellow |
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| 36 | 37 | | citizens through his achievements as a law enforcement |
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| 37 | 38 | | professional, a public servant, and a government relations |
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| 38 | 39 | | specialist, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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| 39 | 40 | | contributions to his community as he embarks on a well-deserved |
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| 40 | 41 | | retirement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate James |
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| 43 | 44 | | McCarley on his retirement from McCarley Consultants and extend to |
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| 44 | 45 | | him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for Mr. McCarley as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 47 | 48 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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