Bill Text: TX SR483 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Tom "Smitty" Smith on the occasion of his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-23 - Reported enrolled [SR483 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR483-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Tom "Smitty" Smith, who has retired as director of the | ||
| Texas office of Public Citizen after 32 years of exceptional | ||
| service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of his distinguished career, Tom | ||
| Smith has been a staunch advocate for the environment, | ||
| governmental ethics, and campaign finance reform; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An Illinois native and a graduate of Valparaiso | ||
| University, Mr. Smith joined Public Citizen in 1985 after having | ||
| begun his professional career in public service with the national | ||
| Volunteers in Service to America program; he also worked as a | ||
| food bank development coordinator and as a legal assistant with | ||
| Texas Rural Legal Aid and with Prairie State Legal Services; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Smith has played a vital role in the creation | ||
| of much of the state's most important environmental legislation, | ||
| notably in making Texas a national leader in renewable energy and | ||
| in developing its building energy code, which has brought about | ||
| great savings in energy use; he was instrumental in the | ||
| establishment of the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan and in | ||
| mobilizing citizens to halt the construction of proposed coal and | ||
| nuclear power plants; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He has played a key role in the writing and | ||
| passage of major state ethics reforms, and he advocated for the | ||
| creation of the Texas Ethics Commission; he received the Best | ||
| Lifetime Achievement Award from the Austin Chronicle in 2016, and | ||
| his many other accolades include the Heinz Award and the | ||
| Environmental Excellence Award from the United States | ||
| Environmental Protection Agency; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Tom "Smitty" Smith on his many | ||
| accomplishments and the significant impact he has had on our | ||
| state and extend to him best wishes for continued success in all | ||
| his endeavors; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Watson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 23, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
