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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Warren Seay is stepping down from the DeSoto |
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Independent School District Board of Trustees on May 26, 2015, |
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after six years of outstanding service to that body; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Seay first won a seat on the DeSoto ISD board in |
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May 2009 at the age of 20, becoming the youngest elected official in |
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Dallas County history, and he has served as president of the group |
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since 2011; during his tenure on the board, he has played an |
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instrumental role in creating the DeSoto Early College High School |
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and the iSTEAM Academy, in securing a GEAR UP grant from the |
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U.S. Department of Education, and in expanding early childhood |
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education to full-day pre-K for all eligible students; he has also |
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overseen the development of the International Baccalaureate |
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Diploma Program and the renovation of DeSoto High School to provide |
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improved facilities for the College and Career Academies; |
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furthermore, he has skillfully balanced the budget while lowering |
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the tax rate and increasing teacher pay; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Dallas County, Warren Seay attended |
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Southern Methodist University, graduating summa cum laude in 2010 |
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with a bachelor of arts in political science and returning to earn a |
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juris doctor degree in 2013; during the course of his collegiate |
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career, he published a chapter entitled "Human Rights in Egypt" in |
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Human Rights and National Security Dilemmas and drafted a chapter |
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on affirmative action for Contentious Social Issues; he was |
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recognized as a Ray and Nancy Ann Hunt Leadership Scholar, a USA |
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Today Academic All-American, an Institute for Responsible |
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Citizenship Scholar, and SMU's Most Outstanding Senior Man, and he |
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received the Harry S. Truman Scholarship; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Seay has continued to excel as an attorney with |
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the Real Estate Finance Practice Group at Winstead PC, where he |
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represents national and local banks and capital market lenders and |
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borrowers and serves on the firm's diversity committee; he is an |
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active member of the Dallas Bar Association and the JL Turner Legal |
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Society, and he was named a 2015 Black Alumni of SMU History Maker |
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and a Winstead's Juris Doctor Scholar in recognition of his myriad |
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accomplishments; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his visionary leadership and passionate |
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commitment to the schoolchildren of DeSoto, this dynamic young |
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Texan has contributed immeasurably to his community, and he has |
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earned the respect and appreciation of countless area residents; |
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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 Warren Seay for his service on the DeSoto |
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Independent School District Board of Trustees and extend to him |
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sincere 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 Mr. Seay as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |