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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Monitor newspaper of McAllen made a very fine |
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showing in the 2015 Texas Associated Press Managing Editors |
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Headliners Excellence in Journalism Awards, competing against |
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other papers of similar size in Class AAA; and |
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WHEREAS, Past and present staff members were recognized with |
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multiple awards for their work in the Monitor; metro editor Jared |
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Taylor received first place in the Star Breaking News Report of the |
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Year category, while former staffer Jacob Fischler won the Star |
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Reporter of the Year title, as well as second place for Specialty |
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Reporting; and |
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WHEREAS, Former staff photographer Gabe Hernandez earned two |
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first-place awards, in the Photo Gallery and Photojournalism |
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categories, and former staff member Elizabeth Findell earned first |
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place in the Specialty Reporting category; moreover, lead graphic |
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designer Juan Luevano took home two first-place awards, in the |
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Feature Page Design by an Individual and Infographics categories; |
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the paper's other first-place winner was film critic Brooke Corso, |
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in the Comment and Criticism category; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating the depth of talent at the newspaper, |
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the staff also collected many other trophies; second-place awards |
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went to book reviewer David Bowles for Comment and Criticism, Joel |
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Martinez for Spot News Photography, Kristen Mosbrucker for Business |
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Reporting, and Mr. Fischler, Lorenzo Zazueta-Castro, and Amanda |
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Taylor for Star Breaking News Report of the Year; moreover, |
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Ms. Taylor shared in the third-place award for Feature Series with |
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former reporter Madeleine Smither and former features editor Amy |
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Nichol Smith; third-place winners also included Sandra Sanchez for |
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Editorial Writing, Delcia Lopez for Star Photographer of the Year, |
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and Brad Nibert for News Page Design by an Individual; among several |
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honorable mentions was Amy Casebier in Star Designer of the Year; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The many accolades garnered by the Monitor reflect |
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the paper's strong commitment to quality journalism, and the |
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winners may indeed take pride in their accomplishments; 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 congratulate the Monitor newspaper on its strong |
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performance in the 2015 Texas Associated Press Managing Editors |
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Headliners Excellence in Journalism Awards and extend to the |
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honorees sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the paper as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Guerra |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2846 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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