| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1157 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Corbett Howard retired from the City of Celina on |
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| 6 | 6 | | June 15, 2022, drawing to a close more than two decades of exemplary |
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| 7 | 7 | | service; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, First elected to the city council in 1999, |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. Howard was elected mayor in 2002 and served three terms; he also |
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| 10 | 10 | | led the Celina Economic Development Corporation as its executive |
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| 11 | 11 | | director from 2008 to 2018, and he retired as the city's director of |
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| 12 | 12 | | business and government affairs; in addition to his public service, |
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| 13 | 13 | | he is a successful developer of commercial and residential |
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| 14 | 14 | | projects; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Born in Roswell, New Mexico, Corbett Howard earned |
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| 16 | 16 | | his bachelor's degree in history and political science from |
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| 17 | 17 | | Southern Nazarene University; a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, |
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| 18 | 18 | | he graduated as an engineer from Officer Candidate School at Fort |
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| 19 | 19 | | Belvoir, Virginia, and served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970; his |
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| 20 | 20 | | military decorations include the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, and |
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| 21 | 21 | | the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Howard has further contributed to his community |
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| 23 | 23 | | as a board member for the Upper Trinity Regional Water District, the |
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| 24 | 24 | | McKinney Urban Transit District, and the Military Warriors Support |
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| 25 | 25 | | Foundation, and he has been active with the Collin County Coalition |
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| 26 | 26 | | for Better Government, the Preston Trail Rotary Club, and the |
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| 27 | 27 | | Celina Chamber of Commerce; a longtime member of the Republican |
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| 28 | 28 | | Party, he has served as PAC chair of the Collin County Conservative |
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| 29 | 29 | | Republicans, attended nine state GOP conventions as a delegate, and |
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| 30 | 30 | | managed the campaign of a candidate for the U.S. Senate; he is also |
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| 31 | 31 | | a man of deep religious faith and a charter member of Stonebriar |
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| 32 | 32 | | Community Church; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Corbett Howard may reflect with pride on all that he |
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| 34 | 34 | | has accomplished in behalf of his community and take satisfaction |
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| 35 | 35 | | in knowing that his contributions will continue to benefit his |
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| 36 | 36 | | fellow citizens for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby commend Corbett Howard for his many years of |
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| 39 | 39 | | service to the City of Celina and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 40 | 40 | | for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for Mr. Howard as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 43 | 43 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Frazier |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1157 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 48 | 48 | | 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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