SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 39
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great pride
	in paying tribute to Senator Jane Nelson for her 28 years of
	pioneering leadership and exceptional service on behalf of Texas
	citizens; and
	WHEREAS, A widely respected and much beloved public
	leader, Jane Nelson enjoyed careers as an educator and a
	businesswoman before her election to the legislature to
	represent Senate District 12; she has served the constituents
	of the district's counties with integrity and dedication for 10
	consecutive terms, and she is bringing to a close her
	distinguished tenure as the longest-serving Republican
	senator; and
	WHEREAS, Jane Nelson first began serving the citizens of
	Texas in 1988, when she was elected to serve as a member of the
	Texas State Board of Education; in 1992, she became the 10th
	woman and the third Republican woman to be elected to the Texas
	Senate; six years later, Senator Nelson became the first
	Republican woman to chair a Senate standing committee when she
	was appointed chair of the Committee on Health Services, and in
	2014, she became the first woman to chair the Senate Committee on
	Finance; she is ending her trailblazing career of legislative
	leadership after having written four state budgets; and
	WHEREAS, Senator Nelson's extensive list of legislative
	accomplishments includes establishing the Cancer Prevention and
	Research Institute of Texas, reforming medical liability,
	overhauling the foster care system, expanding access to mental
	health services, championing 30 pieces of legislation to combat
	sexual assault and domestic violence, and authoring and
	supporting numerous bills to the benefit of Texas teachers and
	students; she is held in high esteem by her colleagues for her
	professional expertise and bipartisan approach to policymaking,
	and she is well known for consistently honoring the
	accomplishments and celebratory milestones of her fellow
	legislators; and
	WHEREAS, Senator Nelson served as president pro tempore
	during the 78th Interim, and she was Governor for a Day in 2004;
	she has been honored by such institutions as the American Medical
	Association, the American Cancer Society, the Texas Association
	of Business, and the Texas Council on Family Violence; and
	WHEREAS, She has skillfully managed the duties of a senator
	and has taken care of the needs of her constituents while
	continuing to be a source of strength to her large and loving
	family; she is a devoted wife to J. Michael Nelson, and she is a
	loving mother to their five children and a doting grandmother to
	their 12 grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, Jane Nelson has been a trusted voice for her North
	Texas community and a tireless advocate for women, children,
	veterans, and the elderly in Texas; she has shaped policy that
	has ensured government efficiency while improving the lives of
	all Texans, and her proud legacy of service will continue to
	benefit citizens long into the future; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Senator Jane
	Nelson for her many contributions to the State of Texas and for
	her outstanding service as a Texas senator; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
	her as an expression of high esteem from the Texas Senate.
	Huffman, Whitmire
	Alvarado Hall Paxton
	Bettencourt Hancock Perry
	Birdwell Hinojosa Powell
	Blanco Hughes Schwertner
	Buckingham Johnson Seliger
	Campbell Kolkhorst Springer
	Creighton Lucio Taylor
	Eckhardt Menéndez West
	Gutierrez Miles Zaffirini
	Nichols
	Patrick, President of the Senate
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on October 5, 2021.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate