H.R. No. 532

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, An exhibition of works by J. Griffis Smith is
	opening at the Texas Capitol Visitors Center on February 28, 2015,
	and this event provides a welcome opportunity to recognize this
	acclaimed photographer; and
	WHEREAS, For three decades, Griff Smith's photographs
	enlivened the pages of Texas Highways, the official travel magazine
	of the Texas Department of Transportation, and he served as photo
	editor from December 2008 until his retirement in August 2014; his
	compelling images introduced readers to every corner of the Lone
	Star State and inspired many to hit the road themselves, although
	few individuals can match the estimated 250,000 miles he roamed in
	the course of documenting the beauty and diversity of the state; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Smith, a Caldwell native, became a shutterbug
	during his senior year in high school, when his father, Joe C.
	Smith, encouraged him to shoot a roll of Kodachrome a day; with his
	friends, he traveled the back roads fulfilling this mission, and it
	sparked the desire to create beautiful color photographs of Texas;
	he went on to complete his associate's degree in photography at the
	Art Institute of Atlanta, but he soon grew lonesome for wide-open
	spaces and headed home; after six years as a public relations
	photographer for Texas A&M University, he joined TxDOT in 1984; his
	keen sense of detail, tremendous technical skill, and eye for the
	offbeat earned the admiration of peers and subscribers alike, and
	his artfully composed images helped Texas Highways become a
	top-tier publication; and
	WHEREAS, In Fall 2014, Texas A&M University Press published
	On the Road with Texas Highways: A Tribute to True Texas, a coffee
	table book of signature photos from Mr. Smith's remarkable career;
	the subjects include Texas icons, landscapes, people, and
	historical and cultural destinations; he is now the proprietor of
	an Austin-based travel photography and tourism consulting firm,
	True Griff Media, and of the website TrueGriff.com; and
	WHEREAS, Through his lens, Griff Smith has captured unique
	images of the Lone Star State that will continue to beguile
	innumerable people for years to come; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby honor J. Griffis Smith on the occasion of his
	exhibition at the Capitol Visitors Center and commend him for his
	three decades of exemplary service to the Texas Department of
	Transportation and Texas Highways; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Raymond
	Straus Guerra Otto
	Allen Guillen Paddie
	Alonzo Gutierrez Parker
	Alvarado Harless Paul
	Anchia Hernandez Peña
	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 Márquez Stickland
	Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
	Fallon Menéndez 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 Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Geren Murphy Workman
	Giddings Murr Wray
	Goldman Naishtat Wu
	Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
	González Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 532 was adopted by the House on February
	24, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House