[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 154 (Friday, November 18, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2418]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING EBBY HALLIDAY ACERS

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 18, 2005

  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
exceptional leadership and outstandIng achievements of Ebby Halliday 
Acers, founder of Ebby Halliday Realtors. I would like to congratulate 
her on 60 years of extraordinary service to the North Texas community 
and to the real estate industry at large.
  Ebby Halliday Realtors was recently honored as one of the ``50 Best 
Companies to Work For'' in Texas, as named by Texas Monthly, the Texas 
Association of Business and the Society for Human Resource Management.
  Founded in 1945, Ebby Halliday Realtors began as a single office 
operation that now consists of 28 branches and serves 12,000 square 
miles in North Texas. Today, Ebby Halliday Realtors is the 20th largest 
independent residential real estate company in the nation and the 
single largest in Texas. In 2004, their 1,500 sales associates and 
staff assisted more than 18,000 families in finding new homes.
  Ebby Halliday has also remained an active and important member of our 
community. Her civic and professional endeavors have earned her the 
highest recognition and awards. I am proud to honor Ebby Halliday and 
her valuable contributions to the real estate industry and her 
community in the United States House of Representatives.

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