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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Judy Telge, president of the League of Women Voters |
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of Corpus Christi, is being honored at the organization's annual |
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meeting on May 17, 2013, for her outstanding service to the Corpus |
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Christi chapter; and |
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WHEREAS, Since becoming president in 2011, Ms. Telge has |
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helped to expand the LWV-CC and enhance its diversity by bringing |
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together members of different backgrounds, ethnicities, and |
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abilities; during the 2012 election, in keeping with the |
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organization's mission, she oversaw the use of the League of Women |
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Voters Education Fund to support the "Vote 18 Project," which |
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encouraged high school students in the area to become civically |
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engaged; as a result of these efforts, more than 600 students |
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registered to vote; and |
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WHEREAS, Known throughout the community for her integrity and |
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dedication to her community, Ms. Telge exemplifies the principles |
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of the League of Women Voters in her personal and professional life; |
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she currently serves as interim executive director of the Coastal |
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Bend Center for Independent Living, which she cofounded, and she |
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works as a mediator with the Key Bridge Foundation Center for |
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Mediation, focusing specifically on resolving disputes involving |
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the Americans with Disabilities Act; in addition, she is active in |
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numerous organizations, including the Employment Alliance for |
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People with Disabilities of the Coastal Bend and the City of Corpus |
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Christi Emergency Operations Functional Needs Committee, and she |
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has advocated for the full inclusion of people with disabilities at |
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public events; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her energetic, determined leadership, Judy |
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Telge has helped to draw more citizens into the political process |
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and to make that process more accessible to area residents, and in |
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so doing, she has contributed to empowering countless fellow Texans |
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and to strengthening the social fabric and governing process of her |
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community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Judy Telge for her exceptional service |
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as president of the League of Women Voters of Corpus Christi and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success in all her |
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endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Telge as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |