Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HR324 Compare Versions

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11 H.R. No. 324
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55 WHEREAS, The Texas Department of Transportation recognized
66 Duncan Webb with its prestigious Road Hand Award in January 2023;
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88 WHEREAS, One of the highest honors bestowed by TxDOT, the
99 Road Hand Award was created in 1973 and is given to those
1010 individuals who support and have led transportation projects and
1111 programs that have impacted their communities; and
1212 WHEREAS, Mr. Webb has served as Collin County commissioner
1313 for Precinct 4 since 2011; in this position, he has played a key
1414 role in transportation planning for the quickly growing region; he
1515 has spearheaded two long-range studies to better understand the
1616 highway and transit needs of the county and his leadership has been
1717 integral to the county securing more than $600 million for new
1818 limited-access roadways; moreover, he has served as chair of the
1919 Regional Transportation Council and the Dallas Regional Mobility
2020 Coalition, and he has partnered with TxDOT on successful planning
2121 efforts along U.S. 380 and other corridors; and
2222 WHEREAS, A Dallas native, Mr. Webb has been a resident of
2323 Plano since 1983; he holds both a bachelor's and a doctor of
2424 jurisprudence degree from Southern Methodist University and is the
2525 founder of Webb & Webb law firm; over the years, he has lent his time
2626 and expertise to such professional organizations as the Collin
2727 County Bench Bar Foundation, Dallas Estate Planning Council, and
2828 District 1A Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas; and
2929 WHEREAS, Engaged in his community, Mr. Webb previously
3030 served four terms on the Plano Independent School District Board of
3131 Trustees, and he has held membership in numerous area
3232 organizations, including Medical City Plano, the Assistance Center
3333 of Collin County, the Plano Family YMCA, and the Plano Metro Rotary
3434 Club; in 2020, he received the Distinguished Leadership Award from
3535 the Plano Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Plano; and
3636 WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Webb has enjoyed the love
3737 and support of his wife, Beth, and their daughters, Heather and
3838 Melissa; the family was honored by the Plano Family YMCA as the 1997
3939 Family of the Year, and the Plano Chamber of Commerce selected
4040 Mr. Webb and his wife as its 2008 Citizens of the Year; and
4141 WHEREAS, Throughout his notable career, Duncan Webb has
4242 distinguished himself as an able leader and dedicated public
4343 servant, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many
4444 accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
4545 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
4646 Legislature hereby congratulate Collin County commissioner Duncan
4747 Webb on his receipt of a 2023 Road Hand Award from the Texas
4848 Department of Transportation and extend to him sincere best wishes
4949 for the future; and, be it further
5050 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
5151 prepared for Mr. Webb as an expression of high regard by the Texas
5252 House of Representatives.
5353 Plesa
5454 ______________________________
5555 Speaker of the House
5656 I certify that H.R. No. 324 was adopted by the House on March
5757 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
5858 voting.
5959 ______________________________
6060 Chief Clerk of the House