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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 482

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to

 1-4     recognize one of its staff members, Catherine M. Teague,

 1-5     Press Secretary to Senator Teel Bivins, on the occasion of her

 1-6     40th birthday; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, A native Texan born April 11, 1957, in

 1-8     San Antonio, Texas, just four minutes after her twin brother

 1-9     Joe, Cathy has lived her whole life within the borders of this

1-10     great state; and

1-11           WHEREAS, A product of the "Me Generation," Cathy has a

1-12     delightful way of turning all conversations around to the events

1-13     in her colorful life, which contrary to office opinion did not

1-14     begin before the invention of the wheel or electricity; and

1-15           WHEREAS, A graduate of L. D. Bell High School in Hurst,

1-16     Cathy strongly related to the characters and plot of the movie

1-17     "Dazed and Confused"; however, her life soon began to resemble

1-18     the movie "Broadcast News"; and

1-19           WHEREAS, A graduate of West Texas State University in

1-20     1978, Cathy soon began a long and distinguished career as a

1-21     radio and television reporter/anchor, including stints at KAMR-TV

1-22     in Amarillo and KSAT-TV in San Antonio; as a reporter, Cathy

1-23     travelled far and wide covering some of the most interesting

 2-1     events of our time, including "Operation Desert Shield" in 1990,

 2-2     the Mexico City earthquake and its aftermath in 1985, and the

 2-3     administration of former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros; as a

 2-4     reporter, Cathy won numerous awards and established a reputation

 2-5     for fairness and accuracy; and

 2-6           WHEREAS, Desiring to further her education and expand her

 2-7     skills as a broadcaster, Cathy returned to Amarillo in 1991 to

 2-8     produce and host the show "Perspective" on the public broadcasting

 2-9     station KACV-TV, which she turned into an excellent showcase of

2-10     Panhandle history and current events; during this time she

2-11     attended West Texas A&M University, received a master of art's

2-12     degree in communication, and taught several classes as an adjunct

2-13     professor; and

2-14           WHEREAS, A natural-born comic who disguised her true

2-15     nature so well as a reporter that Senator Bivins made her prove

2-16     she had a sense of humor before he would hire her, she continues

2-17     to make her co-workers laugh on a daily basis; and

2-18           WHEREAS, She celebrates her 40th birthday with the love

2-19     and affection of hundreds of friends and admirers, including her

2-20     father, Joseph, who is watching her from heaven, her mother,

2-21     Estelle, her brothers, Joe and David, her sister, "Dee," and her

2-22     numerous nieces and nephews; and, be it further

2-23           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

2-24     her as an expression of high regard and best wishes for her

2-25     40th birthday from the Texas Senate.

 3-1                                                                  Bivins

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 3-3                                          President of the Senate

 3-4                                       I hereby certify that the above

 3-5                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

 3-6                                  on April 10, 1997.

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 3-8                                          Secretary of the Senate

 3-9                                  ______________________________________

3-10                                           Member, Texas Senate