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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 527
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Bennett Tubbs for his pioneering work in bus transportation |
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services; and |
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WHEREAS, Bennett Tubbs is the president and owner of BET |
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Services, Incorporated, an umbrella corporation serving as an |
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independent agent for Greyhound bus transportation services; he |
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was the first African American to own an independent Trailways |
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agency in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Tubbs began his professional career while in |
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high school by serving as a part-time porter for |
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Greyhound-Trailways in Forrest City, Arkansas; during his |
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studies at Philander Smith College, he continued to work |
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part-time for the company, and in 1971, he was promoted to |
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night ticket agent and accounting clerk, making him the first |
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African American to sell bus tickets in Arkansas; and |
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WHEREAS, After his college graduation, he moved to Dallas, |
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where he was hired as an internal auditor for the Trailways |
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corporate office and became only the second African American in |
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the country to hold that position in the company; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1979, he became the owner of BET Services, |
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Incorporated, an independent Trailways agency which became a |
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part of Greyhound in 1985; in the years since he acquired the |
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agency, its revenues have increased more than tenfold, and he has |
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instituted such initiatives as offering charge accounts to |
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trucking companies; it is truly fitting that he receive special |
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recognition for his many accomplishments in the transportation |
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industry; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Bennett Tubbs on his exceptional |
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achievements and extend to him best wishes for continued success |
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in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 29, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |