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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Lance Armstrong Foundation has opened a new |
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headquarters in East Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, This facility will aid the foundation in its mission |
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to provide resources and support to cancer patients and survivors; |
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employing environmentally friendly design elements and constructed |
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with a large amount of reused material, the headquarters is an |
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outstanding example of sustainable architecture; and |
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WHEREAS, Overseeing the building's construction was Doug |
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Ulman, president and CEO of the Lance Armstrong Foundation; Mr. |
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Ulman is a three-time cancer survivor and a well-known advocate for |
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cancer research and treatment; he currently serves in such |
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positions as chair of the consumer liaison group of the National |
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Cancer Institute and as board member of the Ulman Cancer Fund for |
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Young Adults, and he has received many honors for his diligent work |
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in behalf of the foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lance Armstrong Foundation is doing an |
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exceptional job of raising awareness, funding research, and |
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connecting people and communities to combat cancer, and its |
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presence in Austin is furthering the Lone Star State's prominence |
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as a leader in the battle against this deadly disease; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Lance Armstrong Foundation on |
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the opening of its new headquarters in Austin and commend Doug Ulman |
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and the rest of the foundation staff for their numerous |
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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 the foundation as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Rodriguez |
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Rose |
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| Alvarado |
Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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| Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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| Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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| Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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| Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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| Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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| Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Peña |
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| Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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| Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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| Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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| Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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| Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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| Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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| Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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| Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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| Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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| Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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| Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1084 was adopted by the House on April |
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1, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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