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1		-	H.C.R. No. 94
	1	+	88R19680 CW-D
	2	+	By: Craddick H.C.R. No. 94
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	5	+	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	6		WHEREAS, The Lone Star State lost a business icon and
6	7		renowned philanthropist with the passing of B. J. "Red" McCombs of
7	8		San Antonio on February 19, 2023, at the age of 95; and
8	9		WHEREAS, Billy Joe McCombs was born in the small West Texas
9	10		town of Spur on October 19, 1927, and earned his nickname for his
10	11		mop of red hair; a star athlete in high school, he earned a
11	12		scholarship to play football at Southwestern University in
12	13		Georgetown in 1945, but he put his studies on hold the following
13	14		year to enlist in the United States Army; following his military
14	15		service, he enrolled at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, where he
15	16		met the love of his life, the former Charline Hamblin; the couple
16	17		exchanged wedding vows in November 1950; and
17	18		WHEREAS, Although Mr. McCombs studied law at The University
18	19		of Texas at Austin for a time, he changed course and began working
19	20		as a car salesman in Corpus Christi, a job that was a natural fit for
20	21		his talents and personality; by 1953, he had opened his first used
21	22		car dealership, and a year later, he added sports to his business
22	23		interests when he joined a friend in purchasing the Corpus Christi
23	24		Clippers minor league baseball team, the first of what would be many
24	25		sports franchise ventures; and
25	26		WHEREAS, Mr. McCombs's well-earned reputation for turning
26	27		around struggling businesses was demonstrated early on with a car
27	28		dealership in San Antonio, and his auto sales empire ultimately
28	29		expanded to more than 60 locations; he became a prominent figure in
29	30		the Alamo City, and his involvement was key to the staging of
30	31		HemisFair '68, which helped raise the community's stature
31	32		nationally and internationally; in 1973, he purchased the Dallas
32	33		Chaparrals basketball team and renamed it the San Antonio Spurs,
33	34		providing the city with its signature professional team, and he was
34	35		later instrumental in the opening of SeaWorld and the construction
35	36		of the Alamodome; and
36	37		WHEREAS, Demonstrating his business acumen in a broad range
37	38		of endeavors, Mr. McCombs co-founded the mass media corporation
38	39		Clear Channel Communications, which became iHeartMedia, and
39	40		invested in oil and gas, real estate, cattle, motion picture
40	41		distribution, and other industries; moreover, his enthusiasm for
41	42		sports ownership, which he cited as his favorite business, extended
42	43		beyond the Spurs and led to the acquisition of the Denver Nuggets
43	44		and the Minnesota Vikings, and to the building of the Circuit of the
44	45		Americas racetrack outside Austin; and
45	46		WHEREAS, A philanthropist of equally legendary stature,
46	47		Mr. McCombs supported a wide array of causes and institutions; in
47	48		2000, his gift of $50 million to The University of Texas at Austin
48	49		business school resulted in it being renamed the McCombs School of
49	50		Business, and his donation of $3 million toward women's athletics
50	51		at UT in 1997 led to the development of a new softball complex, the
51	52		Red and Charline McCombs Field; Mr. and Mrs. McCombs also
52	53		established the McCombs Foundation, which has contributed over $118
53	54		million in gifts, both large and small, to charities and
54	55		organizations based in San Antonio and other cities; in 2005, his
55	56		donation of $30 million to MD Anderson Cancer Center resulted in the
56	57		creation of another namesake facility, the Red and Charline McCombs
57	58		Institute for the Early Detection and Treatment of Cancer; and
58	59		WHEREAS, This larger-than-life Texan was passionate about
59	60		collecting historical items, particularly Old West artifacts,
60	61		which included paintings, saddles, walking sticks, and antique
61	62		firearms; he eventually amassed around 7,000 of these items and put
62	63		much of his extensive collection on loan, with more than 1,000
63	64		pieces currently being housed at Southwestern University; and
64	65		WHEREAS, Of all the decisions he made, Mr. McCombs considered
65	66		marrying his wife, Charline, to be his best, and she was his partner
66	67		in life as well as philanthropy until her passing in 2019; he took
67	68		immense pride in his daughters, Lynda, Marsha, and Connie, and with
68	69		the passing years, his family grew to include numerous
69	70		grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and
70	71		WHEREAS, Red McCombs left an indelible mark on the Lone Star
71	72		State through his storied entrepreneurial success and his generous
72	73		efforts to benefit communities, institutions, and worthwhile
73	74		causes throughout Texas, and he will be fondly remembered and
74	75		greatly missed by those who had the good fortune to know him; now,
75	76		therefore, be it
76	77		RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas
77	78		hereby pay tribute to the life of B. J. "Red" McCombs and extend
78	79		deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his daughters,
79	80		Lynda McCombs, Marsha Shields and her husband, John, and Connie
80	81		McNab and her husband, Sandy; to his grandchildren and
81	82		great-grandchildren; and to all who mourn his passing; and, be it
82	83		further
83	84		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
84	85		prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
85	86		Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
86	87		Red McCombs.
87		-	Craddick
88		-	Dorazio
89		-	Allison
90		-	______________________________ ______________________________
91		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
92		-	I certify that H.C.R. No. 94 was unanimously adopted by a
93		-	rising vote of the House on April 5, 2023.
94		-	______________________________
95		-	Chief Clerk of the House
96		-	I certify that H.C.R. No. 94 was unanimously adopted by a
97		-	rising vote of the Senate on April 12, 2023.
98		-	______________________________
99		-	Secretary of the Senate
100		-	APPROVED: __________________
101		-	Date
102		-	__________________
103		-	Governor