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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Paula Harris was chosen to serve as president of the |
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Houston Independent School District Board of Education in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas A&M University with a degree in |
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petroleum engineering, Ms. Harris has had a distinguished 20-year |
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career in the oil industry; she is director of community affairs for |
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Schlumberger and the author of For Sister: The Guide for |
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Professional Black Women and a children's book, When I Grow Up I |
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Want to Be an Engineer; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Harris has earned a number of honors for her |
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exceptional work, including the Women of Color in Technology award |
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and a place on the Black Engineer's "50 Who Make a Difference" and |
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"Key Women in Energy" lists; in addition, she was appointed to the |
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Texas Energy Planning Council and has recently been named to the |
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board of directors for Space Center Houston, where she will chair |
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the education subcommittee; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to giving back to her fellow residents, |
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she has shared her time with the boards of Project Row Houses, the |
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Buffalo Bayou Partnership, the Julia C. Hester House, the Menil |
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Collection Development Committee, and Mental Health America of |
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Greater Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Public education is an endeavor in which all Texans |
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have a stake, and through her impressive achievements as a business |
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and community leader, Paula Harris brings invaluable experience and |
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insight to her new responsibilities; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Paula Harris on being elected |
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president of the Houston Independent School District Board of |
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Education and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in her important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Harris as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Miles |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 744 was adopted by the House on March |
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17, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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