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               R E S O L U T I O N
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                   WHEREAS, The Honorable KP George of the Fort Bend County  | 
         
         
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            Commissioners Court has demonstrated an admiral commitment to  | 
         
         
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            serving his fellow Texans during the COVID-19 pandemic; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, This devoted public official has worked tirelessly  | 
         
         
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            to safeguard the health of area residents while ensuring that they  | 
         
         
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            continue to receive essential public services; although the  | 
         
         
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            pandemic has placed immense burdens on the local community, Judge  | 
         
         
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            George has risen to this unprecedented challenge, and his efforts  | 
         
         
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            have been instrumental in helping Fort Bend County navigate the  | 
         
         
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            crisis; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, Elected in 2018, Judge George is the executive of  | 
         
         
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            Fort Bend County's governing body and presides over the  | 
         
         
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            commissioners court, which oversees the county's more than 3,000  | 
         
         
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            employees and its nearly $400 million budget; moreover, he serves  | 
         
         
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            as the director of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency  | 
         
         
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            Management, which is responsible for disaster preparedness in the  | 
         
         
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            county; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, KP George's decisive leadership has greatly  | 
         
         
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            benefited the citizens of Fort Bend County during a time of crisis,  | 
         
         
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            and he is truly deserving of special recognition for his impressive  | 
         
         
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            achievements; now, therefore, be it | 
         
         
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                   RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas  | 
         
         
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            Legislature hereby commend the Honorable KP George for his service  | 
         
         
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            to Fort Bend County during the COVID-19 pandemic and extend to him  | 
         
         
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            sincere best wishes for continued success in his 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 Judge George as an expression of high regard by the  | 
         
         
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            Texas House of Representatives. | 
         
         
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            Reynolds | 
         
         
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            Speaker of the House      | 
         
         
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                   I certify that H.R. No. 1318 was adopted by the House on May  | 
         
         
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            26, 2021, by a non-record vote. | 
         
         
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            Chief Clerk of the House    | 
         
         
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