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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In a decade of service as the Presidio County |
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attorney and in her ongoing involvement in regional civic issues, |
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Teresa Todd has established herself as a caring and dedicated |
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individual who has made a significant contribution to improving the |
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quality of life in West Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Appointed to the office of county attorney in 1994, |
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Ms. Todd won the approval of voters in the elections of 1996, 2000, |
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and 2004; in addition to fulfilling her duties as the county's chief |
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legal counsel, she oversaw many important initiatives during her |
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time in office; in the late 1990s, she represented Presidio County |
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in the successful effort to prevent the establishment of a |
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low-level nuclear waste disposal facility in nearby Hudspeth |
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County; during her second elected term, she wrote the successful |
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grant requests that secured funding for restoration of the historic |
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Presidio County Courthouse and for an overhaul of the county's |
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juvenile justice system and was a driving force in the |
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establishment of the Tri-County Juvenile Probation Department; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Todd has been active in a number of important |
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civic endeavors, including the Far West Texas Water Planning Group, |
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where she is a member of the voting membership; in addition, she was |
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president of the founding board for the Children's Advocacy Center |
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of the Big Bend, Inc., a nonprofit organization that assists abused |
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and neglected children; a respected legal authority, she has also |
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served with the Juvenile Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and |
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the State Bar Committee for Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal |
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Matters and is presently a member of the Rio Grande Council of |
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Governments Regional Criminal Justice Advisory Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised near Hamilton, Ms. Todd graduated summa cum |
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laude from Texas A&M University before earning her law degree from |
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The University of Texas at Austin; she came to West Texas in 1994 |
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after practicing law in Austin; her legal expertise and concern for |
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the well-being of local residents has made her a much-appreciated |
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addition to the region, and her service was honored in 2005 when she |
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received the Judge Ann Scudday Extended Excellence in Service Award |
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from the Rio Grande Council of Governments; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Todd retired as county attorney in December 2004 |
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in order to spend additional time with her two young sons, Shadix |
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and Haden, and her husband, Marc Wetzel, but she remains deeply |
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committed to her community and to making West Texas an even better |
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place to live, and her many achievements, both as county attorney |
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and as a civic volunteer, are deserving of commendation; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Teresa Todd for her many contributions to |
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Presidio County and the greater West Texas region and extend to her |
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best wishes for future happiness and success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Todd as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |