By: Gervin-Hawkins (Senate Sponsor - Uresti) H.C.R. No. 113          (In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2017;   May 10, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on   Administration; May 23, 2017, reported favorably by the following   vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 23, 2017, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION     WHEREAS, The G. J. Sutton State Office Complex in San Antonio   served state agencies and the wider community for many years; and          WHEREAS, The facility's namesake, Garlington Jerome Sutton,   became the first African American elected official in Bexar County   in 1948, when he was chosen as a member of the San Antonio Union   Junior College District Board of Trustees; he was later elected to   the Texas House of Representatives in 1972, earning the distinction   of becoming the inaugural representative of District 57-E and the   first African American in the legislature from the Alamo City;   during his tenure, he served as chair of the Texas Legislative Black   Caucus and proposed the acquisition of a new state office building,   which was later named in his honor in 1982; he passed away on June   22, 1976, at the age of 67; and          WHEREAS, In the fall of 2013, the complex was closed after   significant structural problems were discovered during maintenance   improvements; the property, however, remains highly desirable for   its location in a designated historic zone; and          WHEREAS, G. J. Sutton was not only a pillar of his community   but also a trailblazer for African Americans in public service, and   it is essential that this property continue bearing his name so that   current and future generations are able to more fully appreciate   his achievements; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas   hereby urge all future owners of the property on which the   G. J. Sutton State Office Complex now stands to preserve the use of   Mr. Sutton's name in tribute to his historic legacy in the city of   San Antonio and the Lone Star State of Texas.     * * * * *