1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 324 |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Department of Transportation recognized |
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6 | 6 | | Duncan Webb with its prestigious Road Hand Award in January 2023; |
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7 | 7 | | and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, One of the highest honors bestowed by TxDOT, the |
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9 | 9 | | Road Hand Award was created in 1973 and is given to those |
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10 | 10 | | individuals who support and have led transportation projects and |
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11 | 11 | | programs that have impacted their communities; and |
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12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Webb has served as Collin County commissioner |
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13 | 13 | | for Precinct 4 since 2011; in this position, he has played a key |
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14 | 14 | | role in transportation planning for the quickly growing region; he |
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15 | 15 | | has spearheaded two long-range studies to better understand the |
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16 | 16 | | highway and transit needs of the county and his leadership has been |
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17 | 17 | | integral to the county securing more than $600 million for new |
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18 | 18 | | limited-access roadways; moreover, he has served as chair of the |
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19 | 19 | | Regional Transportation Council and the Dallas Regional Mobility |
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20 | 20 | | Coalition, and he has partnered with TxDOT on successful planning |
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21 | 21 | | efforts along U.S. 380 and other corridors; and |
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22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, A Dallas native, Mr. Webb has been a resident of |
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23 | 23 | | Plano since 1983; he holds both a bachelor's and a doctor of |
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24 | 24 | | jurisprudence degree from Southern Methodist University and is the |
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25 | 25 | | founder of Webb & Webb law firm; over the years, he has lent his time |
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26 | 26 | | and expertise to such professional organizations as the Collin |
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27 | 27 | | County Bench Bar Foundation, Dallas Estate Planning Council, and |
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28 | 28 | | District 1A Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas; and |
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29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Engaged in his community, Mr. Webb previously |
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30 | 30 | | served four terms on the Plano Independent School District Board of |
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31 | 31 | | Trustees, and he has held membership in numerous area |
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32 | 32 | | organizations, including Medical City Plano, the Assistance Center |
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33 | 33 | | of Collin County, the Plano Family YMCA, and the Plano Metro Rotary |
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34 | 34 | | Club; in 2020, he received the Distinguished Leadership Award from |
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35 | 35 | | the Plano Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Plano; and |
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36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Webb has enjoyed the love |
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37 | 37 | | and support of his wife, Beth, and their daughters, Heather and |
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38 | 38 | | Melissa; the family was honored by the Plano Family YMCA as the 1997 |
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39 | 39 | | Family of the Year, and the Plano Chamber of Commerce selected |
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40 | 40 | | Mr. Webb and his wife as its 2008 Citizens of the Year; and |
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41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his notable career, Duncan Webb has |
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42 | 42 | | distinguished himself as an able leader and dedicated public |
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43 | 43 | | servant, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many |
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44 | 44 | | accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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46 | 46 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Collin County commissioner Duncan |
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47 | 47 | | Webb on his receipt of a 2023 Road Hand Award from the Texas |
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48 | 48 | | Department of Transportation and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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49 | 49 | | for the future; and, be it further |
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50 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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51 | 51 | | prepared for Mr. Webb as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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52 | 52 | | House of Representatives. |
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53 | 53 | | Plesa |
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54 | 54 | | ______________________________ |
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55 | 55 | | Speaker of the House |
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56 | 56 | | I certify that H.R. No. 324 was adopted by the House on March |
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57 | 57 | | 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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58 | 58 | | voting. |
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59 | 59 | | ______________________________ |
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60 | 60 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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