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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lisa Birkman will be stepping down as Williamson |
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County commissioner for Precinct 1 at the end of her current term in |
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2017, and this announcement provides a fitting opportunity to honor |
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her; and |
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WHEREAS, A sixth-generation Texan and the daughter of a U.S. |
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Army colonel, Ms. Birkman was born at Fort Hood in 1960; after |
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graduating from Georgetown High School in 1978, she earned her |
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bachelor's degree at Texas A&M University; she was a school teacher |
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for 13 years in Austin and Round Rock, and she was named teacher of |
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the year at T. A. Brown Elementary School in Austin in 1991 and |
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mentor of the year at Berkman Elementary School in Round Rock in |
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2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Birkman began her public service in 2000 when |
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she was elected to the board of directors of the Brushy Creek |
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Municipal Utility District, and while on the board, she worked with |
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the legislature to enact "truth in taxation" laws; in 2004, she was |
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elected to the Williamson County Commissioners Court, becoming the |
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first woman ever to hold a seat on that commissioners court; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan is a member of the Georgetown and |
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Round Rock chambers of commerce and the local chapter of People |
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Against Violent Crime, and she serves on the board of the Texas |
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Agriculture Financing Authority; she is also active with the |
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Williamson County Mental Health Task Force and the Capital Area |
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Rural Transportation System; since 2004, she has served as |
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president of the board of the Williamson County Conservation |
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Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Ms. Birkman enjoys the love |
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and support of her husband, Rick Birkman, and her four children, |
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Virginia, Randy, Elizabeth, and Ricki; she is a leader at |
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St. Philips United Methodist Church, where she is also a youth |
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sponsor; and |
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WHEREAS, Commissioner Birkman has contributed greatly to her |
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community, and as she enters into the last term on the commissioners |
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court, she may indeed reflect with pride on the knowledge that she |
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is making invaluable contributions in behalf of her fellow |
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citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Lisa Birkman on her impressive record of |
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public service 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 Commissioner Birkman as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Dale |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2726 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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