1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 521

        1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of Texas takes pleasure in recognizing

        1-3     Margaret Doughty, who was selected as an Outstanding Texan Award

        1-4     Winner in the field of community and public service by the Texas

        1-5     Legislative Black Caucus during its biannual weekend which was

        1-6     held March 20 through 23, 1997; and

        1-7           WHEREAS, The executive director of the Houston READ Commission,

        1-8     Margaret Doughty is the head of the largest urban literacy coalition

        1-9     in the United States with more than 100 partner agencies in the city;

       1-10     and

       1-11           WHEREAS, Having worked more than 20 years in the literacy

       1-12     field, she has been a teacher, trainer, administrator, and

       1-13     curriculum designer; and

       1-14           WHEREAS, Dedicated and talented, she serves on the advisory

       1-15     board of Children at Risk and is a literacy technical advisor to

       1-16     the Texas Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness; and

       1-17           WHEREAS, In 1992, the Houston READ Commission was recognized

       1-18     by Leadership Houston with the Leadership in Action Award for

       1-19     social responsibility, and in 1994, it was honored by the Literacy

       1-20     AmeriCorps program; now, therefore, be it

       1-21           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

       1-22     75th Legislature, hereby congratulate Margaret Doughty on

       1-23     her selection as an Outstanding Texan Award Winner by the

        2-1     Texas Legislative Black Caucus; and, be it further

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

        2-3     as an expression of the greatest respect of the Texas Senate.

        2-4                                                                   Ellis

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        2-6                                          President of the Senate

        2-7                                       I hereby certify that the above

        2-8                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

        2-9                                  on April 16, 1997.

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       2-11                                          Secretary of the Senate

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       2-13                                           Member, Texas Senate