1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 609

        1-2           WHEREAS, Kirsten Dietz, press secretary and legislative aide to

        1-3     Texas State Senator David Sibley, has won four awards in the annual

        1-4     Texas Professional Communicators' communication contest, and the

        1-5     Texas Senate is proud to recognize her; and

        1-6           WHEREAS, Her first place winner, a single press release

        1-7     about ending school tax abatements, was forwarded to the National

        1-8     Federation of Press Women competition; and

        1-9           WHEREAS, Extraordinarily talented, Kirsten won a second award

       1-10     for an editorial on how tax abatements hurt Texas school systems; and

       1-11           WHEREAS, This gifted young woman won a third award for an

       1-12     editorial focusing on tort reform; and

       1-13           WHEREAS, Kirsten and other winners were feted on April 12, 1997,

       1-14     at the Texas Professional Communicators' Awards Banquet; and

       1-15           WHEREAS, The state president of Texas Professional

       1-16     Communicators for the last two years, she is an outstanding

       1-17     young woman with excellent leadership ability; and

       1-18           WHEREAS, In all her pursuits, Miss Dietz has always

       1-19     given 100 percent of her time, abilities, and attention, and her

       1-20     accomplishments are certainly worthy of recognition; now, therefore,

       1-21     be it

       1-22           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

       1-23     75th Legislature, hereby extend congratulations to Kirsten Dietz

        2-1     for winning four awards in the annual Texas Professional

        2-2     Communicators' contest; and, be it further

        2-3           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

        2-4     Kirsten Dietz as an expression of the highest regard and esteem

        2-5     of the Texas Senate.

        2-6                                                                  Sibley

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        2-8                                          President of the Senate

        2-9                                       I hereby certify that the above

       2-10                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

       2-11                                  on April 30, 1997.

       2-12                                  ______________________________________

       2-13                                          Secretary of the Senate

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       2-15                                           Member, Texas Senate