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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For more than 35 years, Nancy Boston of Bell County |
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has served as a leader in the Texas Republican Party, and her |
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steadfast efforts have earned her the respect and admiration of |
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many people; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Boston first became involved in grassroots |
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politics in the 1970s, when she began volunteering as a poll watcher |
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and campaign worker; after accepting a friend's invitation to a |
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meeting of the Central Texas Republican Women, she became an |
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instrumental member of the group, serving in several offices, |
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including that of president; she participated in numerous |
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conventions, workshops, and seminars of the Texas and National |
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Federations of Republican Women and was accorded the TFRW's |
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Outstanding Republican Woman Award in 1989; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1981, this dynamic Texan has attended the |
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party's precinct and county conventions, along with Republican |
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National Conventions and summits for the Republican Party of Texas; |
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in 1998 and 2000, she was elected to two-year terms on the State |
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Republican Executive Committee, the governing body of the RPT, and |
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she was elected in 1990 as county chair, a position she continues to |
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hold today; she has enjoyed a long tenure as county chair liaison |
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for the board of the TFRW and also served as vice president of the |
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Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association; in addition, she |
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has conducted training seminars and get-out-the-vote projects and |
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traveled out of state to take part in strike forces; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1995, Ms. Boston was appointed by Governor George |
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W. Bush to the Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners, and in 1998, |
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she was named to the Central Texas Council of Governments Criminal |
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Justice Advisory Committee; she serves her community today as a |
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member of the Rotary Club of Killeen Heights, the women's |
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auxiliaries of the VFW and the American Legion, and the Temple, |
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Belton Area, and Greater Killeen Chambers of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in Bell County, Ms. Boston studied |
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at Temple College and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; she and |
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her husband, A. C. Boston, own and operate Boston Properties and |
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have been involved in commercial and residential development, |
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construction, and property management for more than 40 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Nancy Boston has devoted her considerable energies |
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to supporting conservative ideals throughout the state and nation, |
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and in so doing, she has set an outstanding example of civic |
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engagement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Nancy Boston for her longtime political |
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activism and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Boston as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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White of Bell |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2024 was adopted by the House on April |
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16, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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