General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Second, Third and Fourth Called Sessions of the Sixty-Second Legislature and the Regular Session of the Sixty-Third Legislature Page: 57
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WHEREAS, The chain grew with the acquisition of the San Antonio
Express-News, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, and other Texas news-
papers; in 1971, Harte-Hanks expanded operations nationwide, buying
the Lewisville (Texas) Leader; the Hamilton (Ohio) Journal News;
the Framingham (Massachusetts) News; and the Ypsilanti (Michigan)
Press; only a few days before Mr. Harte's death, the corporation became
a public company and stock was offered for sale, with Mr. Harte's two
sons holding important executive positions in the organization; and
WHEREAS, Houston Harte from his first days in Texas was interest-
ed in and took a part in state and local politics: politicians always in-
trigued him and he supported Dan Moody for the governorship against
the Fergusons as well as being one of the first admirers of James V.
Allred, who also became governor; his personal friends among the dele-
gation in Congress included John Nance Garner, Ewing Thomason, Tom
Connally and Sam Rayburn; and
WHEREAS, He considered a special element in his life his deep friend-
ship with Lyndon B. Johnson; both he and Mr. Hanks were staunch
advocates of the former president throughout the Johnson years in
Washington, and Mr. Harte enjoyed his status as a friend and confidante
of President Johnson; and
WHEREAS, Houston Harte's interests were not confined to his news-
paper and politics, however; he found time for a wide range of other
interests: among his many civic accomplishments was the keeping of
Goodfellow Air Force Base in his beloved San Angelo, his influence in
providing San Angelo with a four-year, state-supported college, his
leadership in bringing musical greats like Paderewski, Galli-Curci, Law-
rence Tibbett, and Fritz Kreisler to the San Angelo auditorium; and
WHEREAS, He also gave his leadership to the improvement of agri-
culture, to the expansion of transportation facilities in San Angelo, to
banking and to the development of new office and apartment buildings;
his interest in history led him to aid in saving the birthplace of Eisen-
hower in Denison and to initiate the Fort Concho restoration project at
San Angelo; and
WHEREAS, His interest and involvement in his church was of great
importance to him: he was a member and former officer in the First
Presbyterian Church of San Angelo; he led off financial campaigns at
the church including one which built Wood Fellowship Hall, the building
named for his longtime friend, Dr. B. O. Wood, the church's pastor
emeritus; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Harte's deep religious conviction led him to write a
book on the Old Testament, In Our Image, which was illustrated with
color drawings of Bible figures by the late Guy Rowe, a famous illustrator
who had done many covers for Time magazine; the book was conceived
by Mr. Harte when he was teaching his two sons, Edward and Houston,
Jr., to read the Bible, and has been hailed as one of the important con-
tributions of our times to religious literature; and
WHEREAS, Through the years Houston Harte was accorded many
honors: in 1931, his alma mater, the University of Missouri journalism
school, awarded him a medal of merit for distinguished journalism; in
1935, he was elected to the board of directors of the Associated Press
and served on the AP board until 1943; he was awarded two honorary
doctor of laws degrees, by Texas Tech University and by Austin College
at Sherman; and
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Texas. Legislature. General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Second, Third and Fourth Called Sessions of the Sixty-Second Legislature and the Regular Session of the Sixty-Third Legislature, legislative document, 1973; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221792/m1/58/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.