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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The members and staff of the Texas Legislature are |
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mourning the loss of a widely respected figure in the Capitol |
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community with the untimely passing of Tamoria R. Jones at the age |
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of 35; and |
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WHEREAS, The longtime chief of staff for State Representative |
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Harold V. Dutton Jr., Ms. Jones had played an instrumental role in |
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the operations of his office since 2012; she further distinguished |
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herself as the committee clerk for the House Urban Affairs |
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Committee during the 83rd Legislature, the Juvenile Justice and |
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Family Issues Committee during the 84th, 85th, 86th, and 88th |
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Legislatures, and the Public Education Committee during the 87th |
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Legislature; and |
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WHEREAS, In the course of her duties, Ms. Jones not only |
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mentored the members of Representative Dutton's staff but also |
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provided valuable guidance to personnel in numerous other offices; |
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moreover, her dedicated work in support of bills related to child |
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literacy and other pivotal issues was widely admired, and her |
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commitment to legislative service and her passion for improving the |
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lives of Texas residents were an inspiration to all who had the good |
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fortune to work alongside her; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Jones completed her undergraduate studies at |
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Prairie View A&M University in 2010 and went on to earn a master's |
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degree in business administration from Texas Woman's University in |
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2012; she graduated with her juris doctor from the Thurgood |
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Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, State law stipulates in Section 2165.256, |
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Government Code, that a person specified in a concurrent resolution |
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adopted by the legislature is eligible for burial in the State |
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Cemetery if the State Cemetery Committee finds that the person has |
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made a significant contribution to Texas history and, based on that |
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finding, approves the person's burial; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her outstanding contributions to |
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the Lone Star State through more than a decade of exemplary service |
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to the Texas House of Representatives, it is fitting that the family |
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of Tamoria Jones be allowed to designate the State Cemetery as her |
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final resting place; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of |
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Tamoria R. Jones and authorize her burial in the State Cemetery, |
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provided that the application for assignment of burial space is |
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approved by the State Cemetery Committee as required by law. |