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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A team of eight news photographers from the Dallas |
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Morning News has won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news |
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photography for its pictures of Hurricane Katrina and its |
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aftermath; and |
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WHEREAS, Members of a team often called "The Eyes of Texas," |
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this talented group of photojournalists includes Michael |
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Ainsworth, Melanie Burford, Barbara Davidson, Tom Fox, Brad Loper, |
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Michael Mulvey, Smiley N. Pool, and Irwin Thompson; and |
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WHEREAS, With courage, compassion, and professionalism, |
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these gifted photographers braved difficult and often dangerous |
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conditions to chronicle the fury of the storm and the heartbreak of |
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the days that followed; and |
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WHEREAS, From the picture of a family waiting to be rescued |
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from the roof of their apartment building to the photograph of an |
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elderly woman collapsed on the sofa of her devastated home, this |
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portfolio of 20 striking photos conveyed both the epic scale and the |
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personal toll of this tragic event; and |
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WHEREAS, The Pulitzer Prize is the most prestigious award |
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given for journalism in the United States; this is the eighth time |
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the Dallas Morning News has won a Pulitzer, and the fourth time its |
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photography staff has been recognized with this tremendous honor, |
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and the citizens of this state and nation are indeed fortunate to |
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have such a remarkable group chronicling the pivotal events of our |
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times; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the photojournalism team of the |
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Dallas Morning News on winning the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for breaking |
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news photography and extend best wishes to each member of the team |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the award-winning Dallas Morning News photographers as |
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an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Giddings |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 579 was adopted by the House on March |
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15, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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