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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Hortencia Ramos, the first Hispanic elected to a |
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countywide office in Brewster County, retired from her post as |
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county treasurer on December 31, 2006, drawing to a close an |
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outstanding tenure in office that spanned 25 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Ramos joined the staff of Brewster County in |
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1976, working for a time in the treasurer's office and the county |
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clerk's office before being elected county treasurer in 1981; in |
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the decades since, she has faithfully served county taxpayers with |
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sound policies and fiscal responsibility, earning the respect of |
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colleagues and citizens alike; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted mother, grandmother, and |
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great-grandmother, Ms. Ramos is a valued congregant at Our Lady of |
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Peace Catholic Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her distinguished public-service |
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career, Ms. Ramos has served Brewster County with integrity and |
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dedication, and she is most deserving of special recognition; 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 congratulate Hortencia Ramos on the occasion of |
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her retirement as treasurer of Brewster County and extend to her |
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deep gratitude for her exemplary public service; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Ramos as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Gallego |
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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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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 106 was adopted by the House on |
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January 29, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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