TITLE: Congratulating Matthew Curtis on being named the 2011 Austinite of the Year at the Austin Under 40 Awards sponsored by the Young Women's Alliance and Young Men's Business League.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Matthew Curtis on being named the 2011 Austinite of the Year at the Austin Under 40 Awards sponsored by the Young Women's Alliance and Young Men's Business League.

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WHEREAS, Matthew Curtis was named the 2011 Austinite of the Year at the Austin Under 40 Awards on February 26, 2011; and WHEREAS, The awards are sponsored by Austin's Young Women's Alliance and Young Men's Business League to pay tribute to emerging leaders who excel in their professions and exhibit a solid commitment to community service; Mr. Curtis was the award winner in the category of government/public affairs; and WHEREAS, Currently the communications director for Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Matt Curtis first became involved in political action as a young boy when he distributed flyers door-to-door in his hometown of Binghamton, New York; his family moved to Round Rock when he was nine, and he attended the University of North Texas and then worked as a consultant on campaigns from 1996 to 2003 while he was employed as a media and film publicist; he was a special assistant to Austin's previous mayor, Will Wynn, from 2004 to 2006 and then served as assistant director of business and community development at Capital Metro; and WHEREAS, Mr. Curtis has contributed greatly to the decommissioning of the Green Water Treatment Plant, the conversion of Cesar Chavez Street to a two-way boulevard, and the city's efforts during the Hurricane Katrina relief effort; known as a problem solver, he works on Mayor Leffingwell's initiatives relating to economic development and public works, and he is the point of contact for the music, film, and interactive industries; additionally, he represented the mayor during Austin's successful effort to recruit Facebook; and WHEREAS, This public-spirited citizen is a member of the board of Students of the World, has served on the boards of Meals on Wheels and More, Austin Pets Alive!, and the Heritage Society of Austin, and has been active in publicity and fund-raising efforts of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas, the Rainforest Project, and Art Alliance Austin, to name just a few; and WHEREAS, Texas communities benefit immeasurably from the dedication of committed individuals like Matt Curtis, who has worked tirelessly in service to others, and he indeed merits special recognition for his achievements; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Matthew Curtis on being named the 2011 Austinite of the Year at the Austin Under 40 Awards and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Curtis as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Rodriguez Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2135 was adopted by the House on May 25, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House