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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The King Street Patriots are marking the grand |
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opening of their new headquarters in Houston with a celebration and |
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fund-raiser on May 16, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 2009 by Catherine Engelbrecht, Dianne |
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Josephs, and other concerned citizens, the King Street Patriots is |
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a nonprofit group committed to freedom, capitalism, American |
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exceptionalism, constitutional governance, civic duty, and |
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election integrity; the group takes its name from American history |
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and those individuals who protested on the streets of Boston in |
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response to confiscatory British policies at the end of the |
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colonial era; King Street at the time was a center of historic and |
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patriotic acts that ultimately led to the American Revolution; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the major initiatives of the King Street |
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Patriots is known as True the Vote; this campaign seeks to inspire |
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and equip volunteers for involvement in every stage of the |
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electoral process in order to protect the rights of legitimate |
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voters; the group advocates for the training of volunteers to work |
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as election monitors, pursues fraud reports, provides resources to |
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support its volunteers, creates documentaries and instructional |
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videos, raises awareness of the problem of voter fraud, and |
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encourages efforts to validate existing registration lists; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their activism, the members of the King |
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Street Patriots are making a difference in their community, state, |
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and nation, and they may take pride in their public-spirited |
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engagement on issues that affect all Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby recognize the King Street Patriots for their commitment to |
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freedom and election integrity and extend to them sincere best |
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wishes for a memorable grand opening celebration; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the King Street Patriots as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |