TITLE: Commending Charlie Betts on his service as executive director of the Downtown Austin Alliance.

SUMMARY: Commending Charlie Betts on his service as executive director of the Downtown Austin Alliance.

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WHEREAS, Charlie Betts is retiring after 18 years of outstanding service as executive director of the Downtown Austin Alliance; and WHEREAS, Charlie Betts is a third-generation Austinite and a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin; he served the nation with distinction as a member of the United States Army; and WHEREAS, Under his leadership, the Downtown Austin Alliance has played a vital role in the revitalization of Austin's central community; during his tenure, the number of downtown residents has more than doubled, and the number of downtown employees has grown from 67,000 in 1993 to more than 123,000; and WHEREAS, Mr. Betts has been a tireless advocate for such initiatives as the Waller Creek Tunnel, the Downtown Community Court, and the Dell Medical School; he has been noted for his belief in the importance of historic preservation, and he was instrumental in the drafting of the Historic Landmark Ordinance; and WHEREAS, An exemplary administrator, Charlie Betts is respected and admired by the citizens of Austin, and his leadership as the executive director of the Downtown Austin Alliance will be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the State of Texas, 84th Legislature, hereby commend Charlie Betts on his exceptional service to the people of Austin as executive director of the Downtown Austin Alliance and extend to him best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him as an expression of high regard from the Texas House of Representatives. Israel Straus Guerra Otto Allen Guillen Paddie Alonzo Gutierrez Parker Alvarado Harless Paul Anchia Hernandez Pe a Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips Ashby Huberty Pickett Aycock Hughes Price Bell Hunter Raney Blanco Isaac Raymond Bohac Israel Reynolds Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr. Button King of Parker Rose Canales King of Taylor Sanford Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer Clardy Klick Schofield Coleman Koop Shaheen Collier Krause Sheets Cook Kuempel Sheffield Craddick Landgraf Simmons Crownover Larson Simpson Dale Laubenberg Smith Darby Leach Smithee Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer Davis of Harris Lozano Springer Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson Dukes M rquez Stickland Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt Fallon Men ndez Turner of Collin Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles VanDeaver Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White of Bell Galindo Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Geren Murphy Workman Giddings Murr Wray Goldman Naishtat Wu Gonzales Nev rez Zedler Gonz lez Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 303 was adopted by the House on February 10, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House