Bill Text: TX HCR18 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Jim and Sandy Hall on receiving the 2023 Sam Houston Award from the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-27 - Signed by the Governor [HCR18 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR18-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 18 | ||
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| 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. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 18 was adopted by the House on | ||
| November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 18 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| November 5, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
