| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Roy C. Brooks, Tarrant County Commissioner for |
|
|
Precinct 1, was named president of the National Association of |
|
|
Counties on July 24, 2017; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Founded in 1935, the National Association of |
|
|
Counties brings together county officials from across the country |
|
|
to exchange ideas, build leadership skills, advocate national |
|
|
policy issues, and increase the public's understanding of local |
|
|
government; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Mr. Brooks has been active in the association since |
|
|
1991, and he most recently served as chair of its Large Urban County |
|
|
Caucus; over the years, he has been a member of the group's board of |
|
|
directors, and he has chaired the Health Reform Subcommittee of its |
|
|
Health Steering Committee as well as the Healthy Counties |
|
|
Initiative Advisory Board; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, This notable Texan was elected a Tarrant County |
|
|
commissioner in 2004, and since taking office, he has supported a |
|
|
range of causes related to health care access, infant mortality, |
|
|
obesity, criminal justice reform, mental health, and AIDS |
|
|
awareness; he has also played a vital role in the Tarrant County |
|
|
Ex-Offender Re-Entry Program, the Nurse Family Partnership, and the |
|
|
Blue Ribbon Task Force on Health Care for the Homeless, and he is |
|
|
the founder of the Generation Hope Laptop Program, a college |
|
|
preparatory initiative targeting middle school students; moreover, |
|
|
he gives of his time and talents as chair of the National |
|
|
Organization of Black County Officials, and he is a longtime |
|
|
congregant at Morningside United Methodist Church; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Brooks enjoys the love and |
|
|
support of his wife, Dr. Jennifer Giddings Brooks, and he is the |
|
|
proud father of a daughter, Royce, and a son, Marion; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Roy Brooks has demonstrated an exemplary commitment |
|
|
to public service, and the vision and breadth of experience he |
|
|
brings to his new role as president of the National Association of |
|
|
Counties are sure to greatly benefit the organization; now, |
|
|
therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
|
|
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Roy Brooks on |
|
|
his election as president of the National Association of Counties |
|
|
and extend to him sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and, |
|
|
be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for Mr. Brooks as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
|
|
House of Representatives. |