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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The League of Women Voters of the Houston Area has |
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elected Carolyn Mata to serve as its president beginning in 2013, |
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and she brings a proven record of achievement to her new role; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1920 after the passing of the |
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Nineteenth Amendment, the League of Women Voters of the Houston |
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Area is a nonpartisan political organization working to promote an |
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active and well-informed electorate; to that end, the group's |
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Education Fund provides research and publications and hosts forums |
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on major policy issues to increase public awareness and engagement; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Mata has been a league member for 15 years and |
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has distinguished herself in a number of leadership positions along |
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the way, serving as a valued member of its board of directors, as |
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chair of its Natural Resources Committee, and as a member of its |
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Long Range Planning Committee; in 2011, she retired from the Retina |
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Research Foundation after 11 years of service, and she previously |
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worked at Rice University for 14 years; this dynamic Texan holds a |
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bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Houston and a |
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master's degree in counseling from Sonoma State University; and |
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WHEREAS, The League of Women Voters of the Houston Area has |
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long been a source of vital information about matters of |
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significance to all citizens and a catalyst for civic |
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participation, and the organization will benefit greatly from the |
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experience and dedication of Carolyn Mata; 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 the League of Women Voters of the Houston |
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Area, congratulate Carolyn Mata on her election as president, and |
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extend to all its members sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the league as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |