Bill Text: TX HCR13 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Discovery Operating in Midland.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-27 - Signed by the Governor [HCR13 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR13-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 13 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Discovery Operating in Midland is celebrating the | ||
| 50th anniversary of its founding on October 12, 2023, and this | ||
| occasion offers a welcome opportunity to recognize the history and | ||
| accomplishments of this venerable petroleum industry business; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Discovery Operating opened its doors in 1973, after | ||
| Don Sparks and his wife, Gwyn, invested $10,000 of their savings to | ||
| get the business off the ground; a 1962 graduate of The University | ||
| of Texas at Austin, where he earned a degree in petroleum | ||
| engineering, Mr. Sparks had worked for a number of oil and gas firms | ||
| in the 1960s and early 1970s; he drew on that experience and put in | ||
| countless hours of hard work to make Discovery a success; the | ||
| company has grown steadily over the years, focusing on discovering | ||
| and developing its own production, and today it operates hundreds | ||
| of wells in the Lone Star State; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An independent, family-run business, Discovery | ||
| Operating benefits from the efforts of multiple members of the | ||
| Sparks family; Don Sparks continues to oversee the company in his | ||
| role as chairman of the board, while Gwyn Sparks works in the | ||
| accounting office; their children, Jeff Sparks, state senator Kevin | ||
| Sparks, and Todd Sparks, serve as chief operating officer, chief | ||
| executive officer, and chief financial officer, respectively; | ||
| Discovery has also employed Don's brother, Bynum, and the family | ||
| legacy is continuing with a third generation now contributing to | ||
| the enterprise; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to running Discovery Operating, the | ||
| members of the Sparks family have given generously of their time and | ||
| talents in behalf of their fellow citizens, serving the community | ||
| through their membership on various boards and taking an active | ||
| role in civic affairs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For half a century, Discovery Operating has | ||
| contributed to the economic prosperity of the Midland area and | ||
| beyond, and the Sparks family and their employees may indeed take | ||
| pride in the business's outstanding record of achievement; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, | ||
| 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of | ||
| Discovery Operating and extend to all those associated with the | ||
| company sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Discovery Operating 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. 13 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. 13 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| November 5, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
