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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Karey W. Barton is retiring from the Texas |
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| 6 | 7 | | Comptroller of Public Accounts in 2021, drawing to a close a notable |
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| 7 | 8 | | career as a tax professional in the public and private sectors that |
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| 8 | 9 | | has spanned more than three and a half decades; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, After attending San Antonio College, Mr. Barton |
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| 10 | 11 | | earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural economics at Texas A&M |
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| 11 | 12 | | University in 1984; the following year, he joined the Texas |
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| 12 | 13 | | Comptroller's office, where over the next 14 years he rose through |
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| 13 | 14 | | the ranks to hold several senior positions, including director and |
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| 14 | 15 | | manager of tax policy; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, From February 2000 to November 2005, Mr. Barton was |
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| 16 | 17 | | a partner at Barton Shoemate Consulting and provided state and |
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| 17 | 18 | | local tax services to his clients; he returned to the public sector |
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| 18 | 19 | | from November 2005 to May 2006 as tax director for the Texas Tax |
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| 19 | 20 | | Reform Commission; he went on to work for a small tax consulting |
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| 20 | 21 | | firm before becoming a director and principal at Ryan, a national |
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| 21 | 22 | | tax consultancy, where he specialized in multistate income and |
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| 22 | 23 | | franchise tax services, and from 2013 to 2014, he ran his own |
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| 23 | 24 | | business, Barton State Tax Consulting and Legislative Analysis; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Barton rejoined the Texas Comptroller's office |
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| 25 | 26 | | in January 2015 as associate deputy comptroller for tax, and his |
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| 26 | 27 | | responsibilities included tax policy, taxpayer assistance, |
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| 27 | 28 | | auditing, enforcement, and criminal investigations; he also |
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| 28 | 29 | | oversaw the processing of tax returns and payments, electronic |
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| 29 | 30 | | filing, taxpayer account maintenance, and other functions; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Engaged in his professional community, Mr. Barton |
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| 31 | 32 | | is a popular speaker for the Institute for Professionals in |
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| 32 | 33 | | Taxation, the Council on State Taxation, and seminars of the Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | Society of Certified Public Accountants; in 2020, he received the |
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| 34 | 35 | | Harley T. Duncan Award of Leadership and Service from the |
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| 35 | 36 | | Federation of Tax Administrators; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Karey Barton's skill and dedication have greatly |
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| 37 | 38 | | benefited his fellow Texans and earned him the respect and |
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| 38 | 39 | | admiration of his peers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a |
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| 39 | 40 | | career well spent as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of |
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| 40 | 41 | | his life; 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, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Karey Barton |
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| 43 | 44 | | on his retirement from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and |
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| 44 | 45 | | extend to 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. Barton as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | House of Representatives. |
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