[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 13, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E531]
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                     TRIBUTE TO MAYOR JAMES ROBERTS

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                             HON. RON PAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  Mr. PAUL. Madam Speaker, on April 15, 2010, the City of Fulshear, 
Texas, which is in my congressional district, will host a reception 
honoring Mayor James Roberts, who is stepping down this year. It is my 
pleasure to join the people of Fulshear in thanking Mayor Roberts for 
his years of service.
  Mayor Roberts was first elected mayor in 1977, shortly after Fulshear 
was incorporated. James Roberts was a logical choice to serve as 
Fulshear's first mayor, as his efforts were instrumental in 
incorporating Fulshear. Mayor Roberts served as Mayor until 1984. In 
2006, he returned to the Mayor's office.
  A graduate of Baylor University, James Roberts has worked as a 
textbook publisher representative, a world history teacher and a coach. 
In 1973, he founded J.W. Roberts and Company, a wholesale outlet for 
industrial hoses, clamps, ducting, fittings and tubings. In addition to 
building a business, working to incorporate Fulshear, and then serving 
as mayor, James Roberts has also been involved in a variety of 
community activities, including 20 years on the Board of the Fort Bend 
County Library, 2 years on the Lamar Consolidated School Board, nine of 
which he spent as School Board President. Mayor Roberts has also served 
as the Deacon of Youth of the Graeber Road Church of Christ. Mayor 
Roberts is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the American 
Heart Association.
  Madam Speaker, I once again wish to express my pleasure in joining 
the people of Fulshear in thanking James Roberts for his work to 
incorporate Fulshear, his service as Mayor, and all of his work to 
better the lives of the people of his community.

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