By:  Moncrief                                          S.R. No. 918
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to join
    1-3  the Fort Worth Women's Hall of Fame in saluting its honorees for
    1-4  the 1996 Outstanding Women of Fort Worth; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, It is fitting that these notable women are being
    1-6  acknowledged during National Women's History Month; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, Women have made great strides over the course of this
    1-8  century and have overcome many long-standing cultural limitations
    1-9  in the professional world and in the fields of education and
   1-10  politics; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, The honorees were all selected because of their
   1-12  outstanding contributions to the welfare and progress of their
   1-13  community, city, state, and nation; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, An awards program and reception were held on
   1-15  March 22, 1995, during which each of the honorees was officially
   1-16  recognized; and
   1-17        WHEREAS,  One of the two winners of the Women in the Workplace
   1-18  Award is Libby Watson, assistant city manager of Fort Worth; she
   1-19  provided leadership for Fort Worth's nationally famous Weed and Seed
   1-20  and Code Blue programs; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Paying homage to these eminent women will help build
   1-22  an awareness and a greater appreciation of the many accomplishments
   1-23  of women and of the contributions they have made to our society
    2-1  through their leadership and dedication; now, therefore, be it
    2-2        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-3  74th Legislature, hereby congratulate Libby Watson on being named
    2-4  one of the 1996 Outstanding Women of Fort Worth; and, be it further
    2-5        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
    2-6  Libby Watson as an expression of the highest esteem of the
    2-7  Texas Senate.
    2-8                               ______________________________________
    2-9                                       President of the Senate
   2-10                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-11                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-12                               on May 4, 1995.
   2-13                               ______________________________________
   2-14                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-15                               ______________________________________
   2-16                                        Member, Texas Senate