H.R. No. 3525

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, For more than a quarter-century, the Honorable
	Sylvester Turner has served his fellow Texans with enormous skill
	and dedication as the state representative for House District 139
	in Harris County; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Turner was first elected in 1988, and
	over the course of his noteworthy tenure, he has worked tirelessly
	to improve the lives of all citizens and to promote reform in
	education, health care, human services, consumer rights, and
	juvenile justice; along the way, he has earned renown for his
	ability to build consensus and for his leadership in numerous
	roles, including speaker pro tempore, an office he held from 2003 to
	2009; and
	WHEREAS, A longtime member of the House State Affairs
	Committee, Representative Turner served for four terms as its vice
	chair; he currently serves as vice chair of the House
	Appropriations Committee and as chair of its Subcommittee on
	Articles I, IV, and V, and he is a member of the Legislative Budget
	Board; additionally, he chairs both the Texas Legislative Black
	Caucus and the Greater Houston Area Legislative Delegation; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Turner has lent his expertise to a
	host of committees related to fiscal matters, and he chaired the
	House Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee and the House
	Select Committee on Hurricane Ike Storm Devastation to the Texas
	Gulf Coast; in addition, he has served on the House Calendars
	Committee and the House Select Committee on Electric Generation
	Capacity and Environmental Effects, among others; and
	WHEREAS, Especially dedicated to the well-being of those who
	are most vulnerable, Representative Turner authored the bill that
	added 127,000 previously uninsured children to the Texas Children's
	Health Insurance Program; he was named one of the "13 Big Voices for
	Little Texans in 2013" by the Court Appointed Special Advocates
	Association, and that same year, he was presented with the
	Humanitarian Award at the national conference of Kappa Alpha Psi
	Fraternity; moreover, he has been lauded by Texas Monthly magazine
	and other publications and by such organizations as the NAACP, the
	Texas Veterans Commission, the Texas Classroom Teachers
	Association, Common Cause of Texas, the Texas Pediatric Society,
	and the Texas Police Chiefs Association; and
	WHEREAS, This proud native son of the Bayou City was
	instrumental in the creation of the Houston Astros MLB Urban Youth
	Baseball Academy, which provides free baseball and softball
	instruction to youngsters at Sylvester Turner Park; he coordinates
	the annual Acres Homes Juneteenth Parade, as well as a number of
	other local events, and he has given generously of his time and
	talents to the United Negro College Fund, the Acres Homes Citizens
	Chamber of Commerce, and the Coalition for School Improvement; and
	WHEREAS, With deep roots in the Houston community, Sylvester
	Turner became speaker of the student senate at the University of
	Houston, and he went on to graduate from Harvard Law School; he
	joined Fulbright and Jaworski before establishing his own firm,
	Barnes and Turner, in 1983; while in private practice, he has also
	served as an adjunct professor at the Thurgood Marshall School of
	Law and as a lecturer for the South Texas College of Law and the
	University of Houston Law School continuing legal education
	program; he is a member of Brookhollow Baptist Church, and in all
	his endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his daughter,
	Ashley Paige Turner; and
	WHEREAS, Combining both idealism and pragmatism,
	Representative Turner has gained a well-deserved reputation as "the
	conscience of the house," serving as a passionate and eloquent
	voice for Texans from all walks of life, and his accomplishments
	will continue to benefit countless citizens in the years to come;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby commend the Honorable Sylvester Turner for his
	exemplary public service and extend to him sincere best wishes for
	continued success and happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Representative Turner as an expression of high regard
	by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Miles
	Straus González Otto
	Allen Guerra Paddie
	Alonzo Guillen Parker
	Alvarado Gutierrez Paul
	Anchia Harless Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips
	Ashby Howard Pickett
	Aycock Huberty Price
	Bell Hughes Raney
	Bernal Hunter Raymond
	Blanco Isaac Reynolds
	Bohac Israel Riddle
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis
	Burns Keough Romero, Jr.
	Burrows King of Hemphill Rose
	Button King of Parker Sanford
	Canales King of Taylor Schaefer
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield
	Clardy Klick Schubert
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Cyrier Laubenberg Smith
	Dale Leach Smithee
	Darby Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer
	Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson
	Deshotel Márquez Stickland
	Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Elkins McClendon Tinderholt
	Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Collin
	Fallon Meyer Turner of Harris
	Farias Miles Turner of Tarrant
	Farney Miller of Comal VanDeaver
	Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Villalba
	Fletcher Minjarez Vo
	Flynn Moody Walle
	Frank Morrison White of Bell
	Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Galindo Murphy Workman
	Geren Murr Wray
	Giddings Naishtat Wu
	Goldman Nevárez Zedler
	Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 3525 was adopted by the House on May 31,
	2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House