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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Angela Hale has been a leader in the fight for social |
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justice for members of the LGBTQIA+ communities in Texas, and her |
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efforts have made a positive difference in numerous lives; and |
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WHEREAS, A Dallas native, Ms. Hale is the founder and |
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managing partner of Red Media Group, a strategic communications and |
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public affairs company; she has assisted Equality Texas since 2015, |
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leading advocacy and communications strategy and serving as a |
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senior advisor; in addition, she served the organization as interim |
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CEO during summer and fall of 2019; she guided communications |
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strategy in support of the legalization of gay marriage for Akin, |
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Gump, Straus, Hauer, and Feld, and she has led business coalitions |
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in their battles to defeat dozens of discriminatory bills; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Hale began her career as an Emmy Award-winning |
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television journalist, employed by such large media corporations as |
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CBS and Viacom in Dallas, San Antonio, and Laredo, as well as |
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Florida; subsequently, she worked in politics in North Texas before |
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moving to Austin to become the top senior policy advisor and |
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communications and media operations executive in the office of the |
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Texas Attorney General; she also served as the senior policy and |
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communications executive for the speaker of the Texas House; her |
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expertise in government affairs, crisis communications, and public |
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relations allows her to advise a wide range of clients, from |
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international law firms and Fortune 500 companies to municipal |
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governments, economic development corporations, trade |
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associations, and nonprofit organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Angela Hale is working to further inclusion and |
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equality in the Lone Star State, and she may indeed reflect with |
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pride on her many noteworthy accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend Angela Hale for her |
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service to the LGBTQIA+ communities of Texas and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success in her important work; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Hale as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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González of El Paso |
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González of Dallas |
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Zwiener |
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Johnson of Dallas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 266 was adopted by the House on |
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October 18, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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