[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 17, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E848-E849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF MAYOR EULINE BROCK'S OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND 
                    DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF DENTON

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 17, 2006

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Denton Mayor 
Euline Brock. After 6 years of service as Mayor and more than 20 years 
of dedicated service to the city of Denton, Ms. Brock will retire on 
May 23, 2006.
  Mayor Brock was elected mayor in 2000, was an at-large member of the 
Denton City Council from 1992-1998, serving as mayor pro tem from 1994-
1998, and from 1998-2000 she served as chair of the 50-member Blue 
Ribbon Citizens' Committee that formulated and promoted the capital 
improvement bond program.
  Under Mayor Euline Brock's guidance, the city of Denton has emerged 
as a major City in the Denton-Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and the State 
of Texas through her involvement in regional policy-making efforts. Ms. 
Brock served as president of Metroplex Mayors where she promoted 
development of a regional transit system and organized the first-ever 
joint meeting of the Metroplex Mayors and Tarrant County Mayors 
Council. Her initiatives included the regional ``Keep Local Government 
Local'' group organized to lobby the Texas Legislature on issues 
important to north Texas cities, and her vision of Denton as the 
``Third City'' in the region--not third in size, but third in 
importance, as she has established Denton as a regional center for 
medical services, retail, banking, employment, entertainment, sports 
and the arts.
  Mayor Brock was instrumental in the formation of the Denton Tomorrow 
and Denton Tomorrow II community symposiums which created a set of 
strategies and actions to achieve sustained economic vitality in 
Denton. Thanks in large measure to her vision and leadership, the city 
of Denton has been successful in expanding its retail base to address 
the needs of a vibrant and growing city including: the construction of 
Sally Beauty Company's new Worldwide Support Center, the construction 
of United Copper, Flowers Foods, Fastenal Company, Denton Crossing, and 
the expansion of Peterbilt's regional headquarters.
  Ms. Brock's tenure also ushered in unprecedented improvements to the 
infrastructure of the city of Denton with a new central fire station, a 
new library branch, renovations of historic buildings and construction 
of new roads and water treatment facilities.
  Perhaps one of her greatest strengths is her ability to build 
consensus, as demonstrated by her creating an environment of 
cooperation and respect on the Denton City Council, her hosting of the 
first ever joint meeting between the Denton City Council and the Denton 
Independent School District Board to explore better ways to work 
cooperatively, and her inclusion of the Denton Chamber of Commerce 
Board on key business issues before the city.
  Mayor Euline Brock has also worked closely with my office to ensure 
that we are aware of the accomplishments and needs of the largest city 
in my district, Denton, She has been and continues to be a catalyst for 
positive change,

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always with Denton's future in mind and best interest at heart. Even 
with all of these and other accomplishments too numerous to list, Mayor 
Brock has remained a modest person who always shared the credit of 
progress with her fellow city council members, city staff, her husband 
Dr. Horace Brock, and with others in the community.
  Today, I recognize her decades of hard work and selfless dedication 
given to the citizens of Denton. I am honored to represent Mayor Euline 
Brock in Washington, and I hope her service to the citizens of Denton 
will never be forgotten, but will often be set as a standard of 
dedication and true leadership.

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