Bill Text: TX HR1232 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Commending Richard L. "Dickie" Jackson for his service as the county judge of Wilson County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1232 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1232-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Commending Richard L. "Dickie" Jackson for his service as the county judge of Wilson County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1232 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1232-Introduced.html
88R25936 CJM-D | ||
By: Guillen | H.R. No. 1232 |
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WHEREAS, Richard L. Jackson concluded his service as the | ||
county judge of Wilson County in December 2022 after presiding over | ||
the commissioners court for eight years; and | ||
WHEREAS, First taking office on January 1, 2015, "Dickie" | ||
Jackson served his fellow citizens with distinction throughout his | ||
tenure; his many accomplishments included overseeing the | ||
completion of the restoration project for the county's historic | ||
courthouse and providing the decisive vote in 2018 to approve the | ||
purchase of the former Wilson County Show Barn, which provided a | ||
venue for food distribution and vaccine administration during the | ||
COVID-19 pandemic; he also worked closely with the county | ||
commissioners to accomplish the precinct redistricting process in | ||
2021; and | ||
WHEREAS, Raised in Stockdale, Mr. Jackson worked in the | ||
construction and oil industries and as a ranch employee before | ||
becoming a deputy with the Wilson County Sheriff's Office; he went | ||
on to serve as the justice of the peace for Precinct 4 in Wilson | ||
County for 12 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Retirement will afford Mr. Jackson more time to | ||
enjoy his hobbies of hunting and fishing and to travel with his | ||
wife, Valerie; he also plans to continue to raise cattle and to take | ||
an active role in the South Central Texas Independent Cattlemen's | ||
Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his dedicated leadership and commitment to | ||
good governance, Dickie Jackson contributed immeasurably to his | ||
community, and in so doing, he earned the respect and appreciation | ||
of area residents; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Richard L. Jackson for his service as | ||
the county judge of Wilson County and extend to him sincere best | ||
wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Jackson as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |