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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Governor's Commission for Women will mark its |
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40th anniversary on March 27, 2007, as we celebrate Women's History |
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Month; and |
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WHEREAS, The Governor's Commission for Women was established |
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by executive order by Governor John Connally in 1967, and since that |
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time, Governors Connally, Smith, Briscoe, Clements, White, |
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Richards, Bush, and Perry have appointed women from around the |
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state to serve on the commission; and |
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WHEREAS, The commission has launched public awareness |
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campaigns, hosted workshops and conferences, conducted surveys, |
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helped establish local women's commissions throughout the state, |
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and honored outstanding women through the Texas Women's Hall of |
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Fame Awards; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition, it honors notable Texas women for their |
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service in fields such as the arts, athletics, business, education, |
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and health through induction into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Inductees include former first ladies, astronauts, |
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entrepreneurs, and athletes, and in 2003, the commission |
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established a permanent exhibit at Texas Woman's University in |
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Denton to honor these outstanding women; and |
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WHEREAS, The Governor's Commission for Women's 40th |
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anniversary is an important milestone and provides a perfect |
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opportunity to recognize former and current commission members and |
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to pay tribute to the women members of the Texas Legislature; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Governor's |
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Commission for Women and extend sincere appreciation to the |
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commission's past and current members for their service to the |
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State of Texas. |
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Morrison |
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Anderson |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Mowery |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Brazos |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Callegari |
Hernandez |
Patrick |
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Christian |
Hochberg |
Pickett |
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Cook of Navarro |
Hopson |
Puente |
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Cook of Colorado |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Corte |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Crownover |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Davis of Harris |
Keffer |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Parker |
Smith of Harris |
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Delisi |
King of Taylor |
Smithee |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Solomons |
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Eissler |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Escobar |
Madden |
Van Arsdale |
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Farabee |
Mallory Caraway |
Vaught |
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Farrar |
Martinez Fischer |
Villarreal |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 169 was adopted by the House on |
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March 27, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 169 was adopted by the Senate on |
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March 27, 2007, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |