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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, El Paso attorney Kathleen Campbell Walker delivered |
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the keynote address at the Northwest Immigration Conference that |
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was presented by the Oregon Chapter of the American Immigration |
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Lawyers Association on March 1 and 2, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, The president-elect of the AILA and a partner in the |
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immigration department of the Kemp Smith law firm based in El Paso, |
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Ms. Walker is a nationally recognized expert in immigration law who |
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has shared her knowledge in testimony before congressional |
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committees; and |
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WHEREAS, This accomplished attorney is also a prominent |
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authority on specific border-related issues in the Lone Star State; |
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a member of several State Bar of Texas committees on immigration, |
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she also serves on the Texas Border Infrastructure Committee of the |
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, has represented El Paso on |
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the executive committee of the Texas Border Infrastructure |
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Coalition, and was president of the El Paso Foreign Trade |
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Association for four years; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly respected by her peers, Ms. Walker is listed |
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in the immigration category in The Best Lawyers in America and has |
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been named a "Texas Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics magazine; in |
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2002, she was honored with the AILA National Advocacy Award; these |
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accolades indicate the considerable reputation that Kathleen |
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Walker has built during her career, and her myriad achievements |
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have distinguished her as an exemplary member of the Texas legal |
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community; 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 Kathleen Campbell Walker on |
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delivering the keynote address at the Northwest Immigration |
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Conference and commend her for her many professional |
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accomplishments; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Walker as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |