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WHEREAS, For almost 50 years, the League of Women Voters of |
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Richardson has fostered participation in the democratic process and |
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empowered citizens to improve their community; and |
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WHEREAS, A group of about 50 Richardson women convened in |
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1961 to form a provisional chapter of the League of Women Voters, |
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the national nonpartisan political organization established in |
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1920; as required, prospective members in Richardson spent their |
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first year studying every aspect of their small but growing city, |
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and in 1962, they were recognized as an official chapter; two of the |
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founding members still belong to the League of Women Voters of |
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Richardson, and one of them serves today as vice president of the |
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board; and |
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WHEREAS, In keeping with the mission and goals of the |
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national organization, the Richardson chapter of the league |
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conducts voter registration drives and provides information to |
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educate voters about the issues and candidates in local elections; |
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the organization does not endorse or oppose candidates, but rather |
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produces candidate forums and public programs on a wide variety of |
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topics, featuring guest speakers with special knowledge and |
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expertise; like other chapters across our nation, it provides the |
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Guide to Elected Officials and Voters Guide, and in recent years, it |
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has used its website to make information accessible to a greater |
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number of residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Members of the Richardson chapter have worked for a |
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better quality of life through their advocacy of solutions to |
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public policy issues based on intensive study and pursuit of |
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consensus; through the years, they have researched such matters as |
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land use, education, public health services, and the city charter |
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and have championed numerous improvements, among them unified |
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polling places, the city's inclusion in the Dallas Area Rapid |
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Transit Rail System, better regulation of child care facilities, |
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implementation of citywide recycling, expansion of public parks, |
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televising city council meetings, and raising the ratio of nursing |
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and counseling staff to students in public schools; and |
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WHEREAS, The League of Women Voters of Richardson has long |
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been a source of vital information and a catalyst for civic |
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advancement, and its members can indeed take pride in the important |
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role they play in elevating the public discourse and promoting |
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active participation in government; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the League of Women Voters of Richardson |
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and extend to its members best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |