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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Our esteemed colleague, the Honorable Senfronia |
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Thompson, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the |
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second annual Annie's List Central Texas Luncheon on April 3, 2009; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Representative Thompson is one of the founders of |
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Annie's List, which was created in 2003 to enhance the role of women |
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in Texas government by recruiting, training, and supporting |
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qualified candidates across the state; currently in her 17th term, |
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Representative Thompson has served in the Texas Legislature longer |
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than any other woman or African American, and she is an exemplary |
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role model to aspiring female politicians in the Lone Star State and |
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beyond; and |
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WHEREAS, A Houston attorney, Representative Thompson has |
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authored and passed more than 200 bills, and as demonstrated by her |
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voting record, she has remained a notable champion for equal rights |
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and public education; she has promoted legislation that enforces |
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child support, protects victims of domestic violence, prohibits |
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racial profiling, and brings overall benefits to women, children, |
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minorities, and the elderly, and she has received such accolades as |
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the Rosa Parks Award from the Legislative Black Caucus and |
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inclusion in the "Top 10 Legislators" by Texas Monthly magazine; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, With an unwavering commitment to her home state, |
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Senfronia Thompson has garnered the lasting respect and admiration |
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of her fellow citizens, and it is indeed a pleasure to honor this |
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dedicated public servant; now, 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 Honorable Senfronia Thompson |
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on her receipt of the Lifetime Achievement Award from Annie's List |
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and extend to her sincere appreciation for her continued service to |
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the State of Texas; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Representative Thompson as an expression of high |
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regard by her colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| Gonzales |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
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| Hernandez |
Howard of Travis |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1280 was adopted by the House on April |
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23, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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