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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Barbara Meeks of League City has played a vital role |
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in building the Republican Party in Galveston County; and |
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WHEREAS, Long engaged in civic affairs, Ms. Meeks has served |
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on the city council and shared her time with a number of community |
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organizations, including the League City Garden Club, Historical |
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Society, and Heritage Foundation, as well as the Clear Creek |
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Environmental Foundation; a successful businesswoman, she |
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cofounded Meeks Marine, and she has earned the respect of her peers |
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through her work as an independent insurance agent and |
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entrepreneur; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Meeks has served the Republican Party in a |
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number of capacities over the years; she is a charter member and |
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leader of the Clear Creek Republican Women, and she is active in |
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both the Republican Network of Galveston County and the new |
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Mid-County Republican Network; over the past six years, she has |
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been instrumental in raising more than $250,000 to promote |
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Republican nominees and establish a year-round party headquarters; |
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in addition, she initiated the publication of voter guides, which |
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increased support for Republican candidates in the 2008 and 2010 |
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elections; Ms. Meeks served as a precinct chair for a decade, and |
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she has served since 2011 as chair of the Galveston County |
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Republican Party; this distinguished Texan has been named |
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Volunteer of the Year for Senatorial District 11 by the State |
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Republican Executive Committee and been designated an Outstanding |
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Republican Woman by the Texas Federation of Republican Women; and |
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WHEREAS, Barbara Meeks has demonstrated a strong commitment |
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to her ideals and to the democratic process, and she may reflect |
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with pride on her contributions to the political life of Galveston |
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County; 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 Barbara Meeks for her exceptional service |
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to the Galveston County Republican Party and extend to her sincere |
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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 Ms. Meeks as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |