TITLE: Commending Richard L. "Dickie" Jackson for his service as the county judge of Wilson County.

SUMMARY: Commending Richard L. "Dickie" Jackson for his service as the county judge of Wilson County.

FULL TEXT:
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. Guillen Phelan Guerra Murr Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allison Harless Noble Anch a Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Ashby Harrison Orr Bailes Hayes Ortega Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bernal Herrero Perez Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bonnen Holland Price Bowers Howard Ramos Bryant Hull Raney Buckley Hunter Raymond Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Canales Kacal Schofield Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Cole Kitzman Shine Collier Klick Slaton Cook Kuempel Slawson Cortez Lalani Smith Craddick Lambert Smithee Cunningham Landgraf Spiller Darby Leach Stucky Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson Dean Longoria Talarico DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry Dutton Lozano Thimesch Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris Frazier Martinez Tinderholt Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth Garcia Metcalf Troxclair Gates Meyer Turner Gerdes Meza VanDeaver Geren Moody Vasut Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle Gonz lez of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morrison Wu Goodwin Mu oz, Jr. Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1232 was adopted by the House on April 25, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House