Chuck Norris ‘Texas Ranger’ becomes honorary Texan
Actor Chuck Norris has been named an “honorary Texan” by the state Senate. Six years ago, Governor Rick Perry (R) gave him the official title of Texas Ranger, in recognition of his beloved TV character Texas Ranger Cordell Walker.
Norris, 77, along his wife Gena, accepted the award in the Texas Senate chamber Tuesday, after a recitation of his onscreen accomplishments to an applauding audience before posing for photos with some fangirling senators.
Chuck Norris, who was born in OKLAHOMA is on the Senate floor. The chamber has voted to make him an honorary Texan. #txlegepic.twitter.com/4TCXoYlv62
— Jim Malewitz (@Jmalewitz) April 4, 2017
Chuck Norris doesn't sleep, he waits ... for a long line of Texas senators. #txlegepic.twitter.com/uihjuQuFKC
— Chuck Lindell (@chucklindell) April 4, 2017
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick presented Norris, an Oklahoma native, with a wooden gavel to mark the occasion, acknowledging his philanthropy work with injured veterans and struggling children.
Now: Texas Senate honoring @chucknorris making him an Honorary Texan and presenting him with a gavel. #ChuckNorrisTexasRangerpic.twitter.com/6iJcumfLwi
— Ashley Goudeau (@AshleyG_KVUE) April 4, 2017
A notoriously conservative Christian and financial supporter of the Republican Party, Norris endorsed former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and then US Senator Ted Cruz of Texas in the 2016 presidential election, the Houston Chronicle reported.
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Norris is best known for his legendary role in the 1990s TV series, “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
