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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mary Henkel Judson of Port Aransas has been inducted |
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into the Texas Newspaper Foundation Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Honored at the Texas Press Association's Midwinter |
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Conference & Trade Show on January 18, 2013, Mary Judson was duly |
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recognized for her many contributions to the newspaper industry in |
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the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, This distinguished leader and pioneer in the field |
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became the first woman elected president of the TPA, and she has |
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further served her profession as president of the South Texas Press |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Ms. Judson is editor of the Port Aransas |
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South Jetty newspaper, which she copublishes with her husband, |
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Murray; together, the couple also serve as copresidents of the |
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Texas Gulf Coast Press Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Judson's commitment to excellence is evident |
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throughout her body of work, and her latest achievement is |
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indicative of the high regard in which she is held by her fellow |
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journalists across the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Henkel Judson on her induction |
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into the Texas Newspaper Foundation Hall of Fame and extend to her |
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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 Ms. Judson as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |