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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Hugh L. Brady was named the 2010 Gertrude Shelburne |
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Volunteer of the Year by Planned Parenthood of North Texas at the |
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board of directors' annual awards luncheon on February 10, 2011; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A professor at The University of Texas School of |
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Law, Mr. Brady is the director of the school's Legislative |
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Lawyering Clinic, which allows students to prepare legislation and |
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other materials used by political decision makers; an acknowledged |
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expert on the Texas legislative process, he is the editor of Texas |
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House Practice, a text on the House Rules; the UT School of Law's |
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Student Bar Association chose him as their Adjunct Faculty Member |
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of the Year in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brady also maintains a law practice in Austin |
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with a focus on legislative and appellate law and has provided |
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advice on complicated issues to Texas lawmakers of both parties and |
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to local officials; in addition, he is a member of the education |
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committee of the Institute of Parliamentary and Political Law in |
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Ottawa, Canada; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of a preacher and a horsewoman, Mr. Brady was |
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raised in Jack, Palo Pinto, and Dallas Counties and earned a |
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bachelor's degree from Burlington College in Vermont and a juris |
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doctorate from Boston University, where he served as the |
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editor-in-chief of the school's Public Interest Law Journal; he |
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passed the Texas bar exam while in his third year of law school and |
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worked for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Juan Torruella; before |
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becoming a lawyer, he was a reporter, political newsletter |
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publisher, lobbyist, marketing firm executive, and legislative |
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aide; and |
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WHEREAS, This accomplished Texan has established himself as a |
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leader in his field and an expert in matters that affect all |
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residents of the Lone Star State, and his willingness to share his |
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expertise to benefit Planned Parenthood ensures that the |
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organization and the people it serves have an effective advocate in |
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Austin; 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 Hugh L. Brady on being named the 2010 |
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Volunteer of the Year by Planned Parenthood of North Texas and |
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extend to him 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 Mr. Brady as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Davis of Dallas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2177 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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