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| 1 | - | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 467 | |
| 1 | + | 88R26206 JH-D | |
| 2 | + | By: Zaffirini S.R. No. 467 | |
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| 5 | + | R E S O L U T I O N | |
| 2 | 6 | WHEREAS, Richard L. Jackson concluded his service as the | |
| 3 | - | county judge of Wilson County in December 2022 after presiding | |
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| 7 | + | county judge of Wilson County in December 2022 after presiding over | |
| 8 | + | the commissioners court for eight years; and | |
| 5 | 9 | WHEREAS, First taking office on January 1, 2015, "Dickie" | |
| 6 | - | Jackson served his fellow citizens with distinction throughout | |
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| 10 | + | Jackson served his fellow citizens with distinction throughout his | |
| 11 | + | tenure; his many accomplishments included overseeing the | |
| 8 | 12 | completion of the restoration project for the county's historic | |
| 9 | 13 | courthouse and providing the decisive vote in 2018 to approve the | |
| 10 | 14 | purchase of the former Wilson County Show Barn, which provided a | |
| 11 | - | venue for food distribution and vaccine administration during | |
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| 13 | - | commissioners to accomplish the precinct redistricting process | |
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| 15 | + | venue for food distribution and vaccine administration during the | |
| 16 | + | COVID-19 pandemic; he also worked closely with the county | |
| 17 | + | commissioners to accomplish the precinct redistricting process in | |
| 18 | + | 2021; and | |
| 15 | 19 | WHEREAS, Raised in Stockdale, Mr. Jackson worked in the | |
| 16 | 20 | construction and oil industries and as a ranch employee before | |
| 17 | - | becoming a deputy with the Wilson County Sheriff's Office; he | |
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| 21 | + | becoming a deputy with the Wilson County Sheriff's Office; he went | |
| 22 | + | on to serve as the justice of the peace for Precinct 4 in Wilson | |
| 23 | + | County for 12 years; and | |
| 20 | 24 | WHEREAS, Retirement will afford Mr. Jackson more time to | |
| 21 | 25 | enjoy his hobbies of hunting and fishing and to travel with his | |
| 22 | - | wife, Valerie; he also plans to continue to raise cattle and to | |
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| 25 | - | WHEREAS, Through his dedicated leadership and commitment | |
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| 29 | - | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the | |
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| 26 | + | wife, Valerie; he also plans to continue to raise cattle and to take | |
| 27 | + | an active role in the South Central Texas Independent Cattlemen's | |
| 28 | + | Association; and | |
| 29 | + | WHEREAS, Through his dedicated leadership and commitment to | |
| 30 | + | good governance, Dickie Jackson contributed immeasurably to his | |
| 31 | + | community, and in so doing, he earned the respect and appreciation | |
| 32 | + | of area residents; now, therefore, be it | |
| 33 | + | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | |
| 34 | + | hereby commend Richard L. Jackson for his service as the county | |
| 35 | + | judge of Wilson County and extend to him sincere best wishes for the | |
| 36 | + | future; and, be it further | |
| 33 | 37 | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | |
| 34 | - | prepared for Mr. Jackson as an expression of high regard | |
| 38 | + | prepared for Mr. Jackson as an expression of high regard by the | |
| 35 | 39 | Texas Senate. | |
| 36 | - | Zaffirini | |
| 37 | - | ________________________________ | |
| 38 | - | President of the Senate | |
| 39 | - | I hereby certify that the | |
| 40 | - | above Resolution was adopted by | |
| 41 | - | the Senate on April 25, 2023. | |
| 42 | - | ________________________________ | |
| 43 | - | Secretary of the Senate | |
| 44 | - | ________________________________ | |
| 45 | - | Member, Texas Senate |