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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Elba Garcia, Dallas City Council member and |
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mayor pro tem, has been named the 2009 Woman of the Year by the |
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Women's Council of Dallas County; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Mexico City, Dr. Garcia earned a |
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bachelor's degree in odontology from Universidad Autonoma |
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Metropolitana before immigrating to the United States and settling |
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in Dallas, where she went on to obtain a doctor of dental surgery |
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degree at the Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of |
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Dentistry; she has since distinguished herself as a successful |
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dentist in private practice, as well as a visionary community |
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leader who was first elected to the Dallas City Council in 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, Representing District 1, Dr. Garcia has been |
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instrumental in the completion of several public projects, |
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including the Latino Cultural Center, for which she secured vital |
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funds; moreover, she has contributed to the crafting and |
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implementation of the Comprehensive Plan and to the development of |
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the city's current recycling program, and she worked with the |
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environmental committee to attain LEED certification for City of |
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Dallas buildings; she further serves her constituents as chair of |
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the public safety committee and the domestic violence task force, |
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as vice chair of the Trinity River committee, and as a member of the |
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housing committee and the finance, audit, and accounting committee; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Garcia's efforts in behalf of her fellow |
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residents extend to her involvement in such organizations as the |
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Children's Medical Center of Dallas, the Greater Hispanic Chamber |
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of Commerce, the Dallas Assembly, and the Lake Cliff Neighborhood |
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Association; her dedication and generosity have been recognized |
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with numerous honors, including the Best Oak Cliff Public Servant |
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Award from the local chamber of commerce, the OHTLI Award from the |
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Institute of Mexicans Abroad, the 2008 Women of Spirit Award from |
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the American Jewish Congress, and the American Association of |
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University Women 100 Women of Distinction Award, among others; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Dr. Garcia enjoys the love |
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and support of her husband, Domingo Garcia, a former Dallas city |
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councilman and state representative, and their two sons; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Elba Garcia has set an outstanding example of |
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public service to which others may aspire, and she may indeed take |
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pride in all that she has achieved for the city of Dallas and its |
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citizens; 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 Dr. Elba Garcia on her selection as |
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the 2009 Woman of the Year by the Women's Council of Dallas County |
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and extend to her sincere 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 Dr. Garcia as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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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. 2954 was adopted by the House on June |
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1, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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