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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the League of Women Voters of Corpus |
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Christi are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of |
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their notable organization in 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in Chicago by members of the National |
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American Woman Suffrage Association in February 1920, only months |
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before women won the right to vote with the passage of the 19th |
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Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the League of Women Voters has |
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grown into one of the most influential nonpartisan political |
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organizations in the nation and is today open to men as well as |
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women; and |
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WHEREAS, One of 27 local leagues in Texas, the League of Women |
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Voters of Corpus Christi champions responsible citizenship and |
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government; its members have raised awareness of a wide range of |
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issues of importance to area residents, including community health, |
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immigration, ambulance service, water management, education, and |
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the city charter, and have worked tirelessly to promote an informed |
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electorate, publishing more than 100 voter guides and conducting |
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over 100 candidate forums; and |
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WHEREAS, Three influential Corpus Christi mayors, Betty |
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Turner, Mary Rhodes, and Nelda Martinez, are counted among the |
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organization's members; and |
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WHEREAS, The League of Women Voters of Corpus Christi has |
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long been a catalyst for meaningful civic engagement, and as |
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members observe the group's 70th anniversary, they may indeed take |
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pride in the important role they play in elevating public discourse |
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and influencing public policy through education and advocacy; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize May 23, 2015, as League of Women |
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Voters of Corpus Christi Day and commemorate the 70th anniversary |
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of the founding of the Corpus Christi league; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |