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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of Brush Country Republican Women have |
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played a vital role in their community for 25 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1986 as Atascosa County Republican |
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Women's Club, the organization is an affiliate of the Texas |
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Federation of Republican Women; and |
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WHEREAS, Supporting the goals of the Federation, Brush |
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Country participants work diligently to promote the principles and |
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candidates of the Republican Party and to actively encourage |
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Republican women to run for office; in addition, the group trains |
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women to become effective volunteers and undertakes special |
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projects in behalf of the party, while also working to promote an |
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informed electorate; and |
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WHEREAS, Brush Country Republican Women has been supported by |
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a number of dedicated leaders, including past presidents Sandra |
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Holland, Judith Hooge, Gloria Gonzales, Jimmie Lee Davis, Diane |
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Brymer, June Hurley, Texas Moore, Pat Temple, Mary Sue Davis, Mindy |
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Cude, Susan Lock, and Caroline George; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the association's 28 members are ably guided |
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by president Marian Knowlton, and under her direction, they |
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volunteered more than 5,000 hours of service to candidates and |
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their campaigns in 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, The committed efforts of the organization have been |
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recognized with a number of honors, including the Diamond Award for |
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outstanding leadership and growth in political action and the |
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Speaker Straus Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their grassroots activism, members of Brush |
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Country Republican Women are making a lasting difference in their |
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community, state, and nation, and they may take justifiable pride |
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in their rich history of civic engagement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Brush Country Republican Women on the 25th |
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anniversary of its founding and extend to all those associated with |
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the group sincere best wishes for the future; and, be 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. |