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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jim Robinson retired as chief appraiser of the |
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Harris County Appraisal District on May 31, 2013, concluding a |
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noteworthy career with the district that spanned nearly three |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Named chief appraiser in 1990, Mr. Robinson joined |
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the district five years earlier as deputy chief appraiser; during |
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his tenure, HCAD has been recognized three times by the |
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International Association of Assessing Officers as a distinguished |
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assessment jurisdiction; moreover, in January 2013, the Texas |
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comptroller of public accounts announced that the district had |
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earned a perfect score in a comprehensive review of its compliance |
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with state laws, regulations, appraisal practices, and operating |
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best practices, and that it had exceeded every mandatory standard |
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of evaluation established by the comptroller in the legislatively |
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required Methods and Assistance Program review; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Robinson entered public service in 1967, when he |
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joined the Texas Department of Public Safety; initially assigned to |
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Governor John Connally's Division of Defense and Disaster Relief, |
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he was promoted to the personal staff of the agency's director and |
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served as its official spokesman; he went on to become associate |
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director of the State Property Tax Board in 1979, and he |
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subsequently served as deputy director and executive director; |
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moreover, he was an adjunct member of the law enforcement faculty at |
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Texas State University; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan holds both bachelor's and |
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master's degrees in law enforcement from Sam Houston State |
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University, and he completed the graduate-level national security |
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management program of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces; |
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before graduating from college, he founded a Houston-area radio |
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station; he subsequently sold it and was employed as news director |
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for KBRZ in Freeport, as Brazoria County correspondent for the |
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Houston Chronicle, and as an on-air personality for KVET/KASE in |
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Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, A master peace officer and certified fraud examiner, |
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Mr. Robinson volunteers as chief reserve deputy for Harris County |
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Precinct 3; he served for 27 years in the Texas National Guard, and |
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he was appointed commanding general before retiring at the rank of |
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major general in 1990; deeply committed to education as well, he |
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served as president of the Round Rock Independent School District |
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board of trustees during his time in the Austin area; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Robinson earned the respect and admiration of |
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his fellow citizens during his 28 years with the Harris County |
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Appraisal District, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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notable record of accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Jim Robinson |
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on his retirement as chief appraiser of the Harris County Appraisal |
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District and that he be commended for his long record of public |
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service; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Robinson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Bohac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 71 was adopted by the House on July |
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25, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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