[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 35 (Thursday, March 3, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E275]
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         CELEBRATING THE CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF BILL BAILEY

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                            HON. BRIAN BABIN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 3, 2016

  Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great man, and an 
icon of our Houston community, retired Harris County Precinct 8 
Constable Bill Bailey.
  Bill Bailey has been the voice of RodeoHouston for the past three 
decades. He has brought unparalleled enthusiasm and depth of expertise 
to his craft, honed by years of experience. Bill has been involved with 
the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for over 50 years, where he serves 
as both a board member and a lifetime vice president.
  Bill's iconic voice and announcing talent were honed by an equally 
prodigious career in broadcast radio, which saw Bill inducted into the 
Country Radio Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2010. Through the medium of 
the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Bill Bailey has also been 
instrumental in raising millions of dollars for educational 
scholarships to benefit Texas area youth and to enrich countless other 
worthy causes across Southeast Texas.
  Let me extend my most hearty congratulations to Bill Bailey as he 
retires from RodeoHouston and turns the page on another chapter in his 
storied life.

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