88S30159 BPG-D
By: Craddick H.C.R. No. 18
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Jim and Sandy Hall of Midland are being presented
with the Sam Houston Award at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's
2023 Midland Awards Dinner on October 5, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Each year, TPPF confers this honor on individuals
whose service and civic engagement have made a positive impact on
their communities; and
WHEREAS, Jim and Sandy Hall have been supporters of TPPF
since 2006; together, they have worked tirelessly to advance the
organization's mission to champion liberty and conservative
governance; the couple contributed significantly to the
foundation's capital campaign, and their generosity has been
acknowledged at TPPF's Austin headquarters with the naming of the
Hall Family Liberty Café and Hall Family Capitol Overlook Terrace
in their honor; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hall has a long history of entrepreneurship; in
1959, he co-founded Condor Operating Company with his brothers, and
he continues to serve as general manager of the independent oil and
gas operator; he is also celebrated in the auto racing world as the
progenitor of net downforce, a concept that led to victory by his
Chaparral team at the Indianapolis 500; today, net downforce is
incorporated into Formula 1 vehicles and every major racing car, as
well as most high-performance road cars; Mr. Hall has also won
multiple national championships as a driver, and he is a member of
the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and Motorsports Hall of Fame of
America; and
WHEREAS, From the early years of their marriage, Mrs. Hall
was very involved in the Chaparral team, providing invaluable
assistance; her myriad responsibilities ranged from reception,
bookkeeping, and travel planning to racetrack timing and scoring
and pit board communications to drivers; and
WHEREAS, Through their diligence, spirit of innovation, and
exceptional dedication to high ideals, Jim and Sandy Hall have
earned the respect and admiration of innumerable people, and they
are truly deserving of this prestigious accolade; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas,
3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Jim and Sandy Hall on
receiving the 2023 Sam Houston Award from the Texas Public Policy
Foundation and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Hall as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.