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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Dallas have greatly benefited from the |
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leadership of Pauline Medrano, who has represented District 2 on |
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the city council for four terms and is currently serving as mayor |
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pro tem; and |
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WHEREAS, A Dallas native, Councilmember Medrano is dedicated |
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to addressing the needs of her constituents, and she lives by her |
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motto, "Your success is determined by how many you help"; during her |
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tenure, she has worked diligently to foster a positive economic |
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environment in her district and throughout the city, cooperating |
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with neighborhood associations, business owners, and developers to |
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attract growth; moreover, she strives to unite people to achieve |
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practical solutions for the challenges faced by area residents; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her responsibilities as mayor pro |
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tem, Councilmember Medrano has served as vice president of the |
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Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau and chair of the Public |
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Safety Committee for the City of Dallas and the National |
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Association of Latino Elected Officials education fund board; she |
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has also held leadership positions with the Domestic Violence Task |
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Force, the Hispanic Elected Local Officials, the Friends of |
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Esperanza "Hope" Medrano Elementary School, and the U.S. Census |
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2010 Advisory Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Medrano has worked as a district sales manager |
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for the GTECH Corporation, a district director for the Texas |
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Department of Agriculture, and a congressional aide to former |
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congressman Martin Frost; she has also taught English as a second |
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language in the Dallas Independent School District's Adult Basic |
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Education Department; a graduate of Leadership Dallas, she holds a |
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bachelor's degree in political science from The University of Texas |
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at Arlington; and |
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WHEREAS, Councilmember Medrano has distinguished herself |
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through her outstanding record of public service and civic |
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engagement, and in so doing, she has helped to make Dallas an even |
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better place in which to live and work; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Pauline Medrano for her service as Dallas |
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mayor pro tem and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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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. Medrano as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |