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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Matthew Curtis was named the 2011 Austinite of the |
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Year at the Austin Under 40 Awards on February 26, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, The awards are sponsored by Austin's Young Women's |
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Alliance and Young Men's Business League to pay tribute to emerging |
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leaders who excel in their professions and exhibit a solid |
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commitment to community service; Mr. Curtis was the award winner in |
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the category of government/public affairs; and |
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WHEREAS, Currently the communications director for Austin |
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Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Matt Curtis first became involved in |
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political action as a young boy when he distributed flyers |
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door-to-door in his hometown of Binghamton, New York; his family |
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moved to Round Rock when he was nine, and he attended the University |
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of North Texas and then worked as a consultant on campaigns from |
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1996 to 2003 while he was employed as a media and film publicist; he |
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was a special assistant to Austin's previous mayor, Will Wynn, from |
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2004 to 2006 and then served as assistant director of business and |
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community development at Capital Metro; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Curtis has contributed greatly to the |
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decommissioning of the Green Water Treatment Plant, the conversion |
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of Cesar Chavez Street to a two-way boulevard, and the city's |
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efforts during the Hurricane Katrina relief effort; known as a |
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problem solver, he works on Mayor Leffingwell's initiatives |
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relating to economic development and public works, and he is the |
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point of contact for the music, film, and interactive industries; |
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additionally, he represented the mayor during Austin's successful |
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effort to recruit Facebook; and |
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WHEREAS, This public-spirited citizen is a member of the |
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board of Students of the World, has served on the boards of Meals on |
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Wheels and More, Austin Pets Alive!, and the Heritage Society of |
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Austin, and has been active in publicity and fund-raising efforts |
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of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas, the Rainforest |
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Project, and Art Alliance Austin, to name just a few; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas communities benefit immeasurably from the |
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dedication of committed individuals like Matt Curtis, who has |
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worked tirelessly in service to others, and he indeed merits |
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special recognition for his achievements; 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 Matthew Curtis on being named the |
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2011 Austinite of the Year at the Austin Under 40 Awards and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Curtis as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |