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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Nancy Rister has demonstrated an exemplary |
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commitment to public service throughout her 25-year tenure as |
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Williamson County Clerk; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Rister was appointed to the office of county |
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clerk on June 5, 1998, and went on to win election with more than 80 |
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percent of the vote the following November; over the past quarter of |
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a century, she has applied her accounting and management skills to |
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the many duties of the position, and she has been responsible for |
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overseeing the modernization of the clerk's office and the |
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digitization of the recordkeeping process; in addition to various |
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other accolades, she and her staff were recently honored with a 2021 |
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5 Star Vital Registration Award by the Texas Department of State |
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Health Services' Vital Statistics Unit; and |
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WHEREAS, Engaged in her professional community, Mrs. Rister |
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has held membership in the County and District Clerks' Association |
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of Texas, the Property Records Industry Association, and the |
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National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials, and |
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Clerks; she also previously served on the Attorney General Open |
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Records Steering Committee and on the Judicial Data Management |
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Project of the Texas Judicial Council; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic public servant has sought civic |
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volunteer opportunities as well, and after moving to Georgetown in |
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1989, she joined Newcomers and Friends of Georgetown, the |
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Republican Women's Club, and Community Bible Study and became an |
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active member of Crestview Baptist Church; she currently belongs to |
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the Georgetown Lions and Kiwanis Clubs, and she previously served |
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on the Georgetown Main Street Advisory Board and the board of the |
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Georgetown Area United Way; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Rister holds a bachelor of business |
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administration degree from The University of Texas Permian Basin |
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and certification as an investment officer; in all her endeavors, |
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she enjoys the support of a treasured family that includes her |
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husband, Milton Rister, and their two daughters and four |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her tenure as county clerk, Nancy |
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Rister has made significant contributions to the betterment of life |
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in Williamson County, and she may take justifiable pride in her |
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exemplary record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Nancy Rister on her 25 years of dedicated |
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service as Williamson County Clerk and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Rister as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |