H.R. No. 57

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Wesley Hunt of Houston has been elected to the
	United States House of Representatives, and he was officially sworn
	into office on January 7, 2023; and
	WHEREAS, Wesley Hunt represents the newly created 38th
	Congressional District, which covers parts of Houston and Harris
	County, including much of the Katy Freeway corridor west of
	downtown Houston and the Houston suburbs of Jersey Village,
	Cypress, Tomball, Katy, and Klein; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Houston, Congressman Hunt grew up in a
	military family and is a proud alumnus of St. John's School;
	following his graduation, he accepted an appointment to the United
	States Military Academy at West Point; in 2004, he received his
	commission in the U.S. Army and graduated from West Point,
	receiving a bachelor's degree in leadership and management with a
	field of study in mechanical engineering; he subsequently spent
	eight years in the army as an aviation branch officer and an AH-64D
	Apache Longbow helicopter pilot; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Hunt's military service included a
	combat deployment to Iraq and two deployments to Saudi Arabia,
	where he served as a diplomatic liaison officer; in that role, he
	represented the U.S. government in missions involving the Royal
	Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command; following his honorable
	discharge at the rank of captain, he earned master's degrees in
	business administration, public administration, and industrial and
	labor relations from Cornell University; and
	WHEREAS, Actively involved with many organizations in the
	Houston area, Congressman Hunt is a dedicated volunteer and serves
	on the board of trustees at St. John's School; moreover, he has
	mentored youth at the MacCormick Juvenile Detention Center and at
	Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas in Austin; he and his
	wife, Emily, are the devoted parents of two daughters, Victoria and
	Olivia; and
	WHEREAS, Wesley Hunt has demonstrated a longstanding
	commitment to serving his country and his community, and his
	leadership will be integral to the important work carried out by the
	U.S. Congress in the years ahead; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Wesley Hunt on his
	election to the U.S. House of Representatives and extend to him
	sincere best wishes for a successful term in office; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Congressman Hunt as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Oliverson
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 57 was adopted by the House on March
	8, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House