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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Laura Maczka was elected to serve as the next mayor |
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of Richardson on May 11, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, The city's mayor pro tem since 2011, this dynamic |
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Texan is the executive director of the Network for Teaching |
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Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit agency that works to help |
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disadvantaged youth in the Dallas Independent School District stay |
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in school and recognize business opportunities; and |
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WHEREAS, She represents the Cities of Richardson, Addison, |
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Wylie, Sachse, and Murphy on the Regional Transportation Council, |
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and she was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Commission on |
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State Emergency Communications; moreover, she is a member of the |
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Texas Municipal League's Resolutions Committee and State |
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Representative Angie Chen Button's Education and Natural Resources |
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Committees; and |
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WHEREAS, Before her election to the city council, Ms. Maczka |
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served as vice chair of Richardson's Park and Recreation |
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Commission, and she was a lead volunteer for the development of the |
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outdoor classroom Discovery Point at Prairie Creek Park; a graduate |
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of the Leadership Richardson Class XXII, she remained involved in |
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the group as an advisor and then as its curriculum chair, and she |
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received its Outstanding Alumnus award in 2010; in addition, she |
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was selected as a member of Leadership North Texas; among the many |
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other organizations she has contributed to are the Friends of the |
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Richardson Public Library, the Rotary Club of Richardson, and the |
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Richardson Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Maczka is active with the athletic booster clubs |
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of her sons' schools and for her work with the local PTA, she was |
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honored with lifetime membership in the Texas PTA; her support of |
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the Richardson Independent School District also includes serving on |
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the board of its Excellence in Education Foundation, and she is |
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currently a member of its budget review team; and |
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WHEREAS, Laura Maczka has long demonstrated her commitment to |
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making Richardson an even better place in which to live and work, |
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and her dedication to public service is greatly benefiting her |
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fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Laura Maczka on her election as |
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mayor of Richardson and extend to her sincere best wishes for a |
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successful tenure; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Maczka as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |