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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Tea Party Republican Women are |
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celebrating the organization's 20th anniversary in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1993 by Peggy Cox, Susan Darbyshire, |
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and Elvie Kingston, the TTPRW is an active, conservative women's |
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organization working to preserve and promote the traditional |
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principles of the Republican Party; the three founders named the |
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association as a tribute to the women patriots of the American |
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Revolution who boycotted English tea and worked alongside their |
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husbands to help form a new nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Participants in the Texas Tea Party Republican Women |
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give generously of their time, talents, and financial resources to |
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promote an informed electorate and to foster civic engagement and |
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political participation; in addition, the TTPRW supports campaigns |
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at the state and local levels, and many members have been involved |
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in national campaigns and issues as well; today, the association's |
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members are ably guided in their impressive efforts by president |
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Kay Smith; and |
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WHEREAS, Within a year of its affiliation with the Texas |
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Federation of Republican Women in 1996, the TTPRW received the TFRW |
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First Place Certificate of Recognition for nearly 18,000 campaign |
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hours worked, and the group has received numerous other honors from |
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the federation, including the Elephant Stampede Award for growth in |
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2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their grassroots activism, members of the |
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Texas Tea Party Republican Women have made a lasting difference in |
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their community, state, and nation, and they may take justifiable |
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pride in their rich history of civic engagement; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas Tea Party Republican |
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Women on the occasion of its 20th anniversary and extend to the |
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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. |