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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The election of Bishop James W. E. Dixon II as |
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president of the NAACP Houston Branch provides a fitting |
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opportunity to pay tribute to his lifetime of service to the |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, The senior pastor of the Community of Faith Church, |
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Bishop Dixon is the founder of several impactful organizations and |
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initiatives, including Good Gang USA, Harris County Council for a |
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Safer County, Create a Safer Place for Me, and Black Men Rise, among |
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others; he has served as special projects director of Global United |
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Fellowship, and through his work on the board of the Samaritan's |
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Feet organization, he has helped to distribute more than six |
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million pairs of shoes to children in 60 countries around the world; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, From 1995 to 1999, Bishop Dixon chaired the social |
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justice committee of the National Baptist Convention of America, |
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and in 2008, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, he helped distribute |
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100,000 meals and care packages to citizens of Houston; he is a |
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former board member of United Way of Greater Houston, the |
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Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, and the Acres Home |
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Chamber for Business and Economic Development, Inc., and he has |
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served as an advisor to the Harris County Constables and the Harris |
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County Sheriff's Office; moreover, he is the author of several |
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books, including The Difference Is Vision and The Secret of the |
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Seed, as well as a songwriter and producer; and |
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WHEREAS, For many years, Bishop Dixon has dedicated himself |
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to a ministry of activism and community empowerment, and he may |
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indeed reflect with pride on all that he has accomplished as he |
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looks forward to the challenges and opportunities of his |
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prestigious new position; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Bishop James W. E. Dixon II on his |
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election as president of the NAACP Houston Branch 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 Bishop Dixon 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. 1750 was adopted by the House on May |
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29, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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