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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Our communities draw immeasurable strength from |
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individuals like Kathryn Lucero, whose work with the Texas |
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Secretary of State Colonias Program has contributed significantly |
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to the quality of life in El Paso County; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2009, Ms. Lucero has served as an El |
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Paso-based ombudsperson for the Texas Secretary of State Colonias |
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Program, an initiative to provide water and wastewater services |
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along the Texas/Mexico border; in this role, she assesses the needs |
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of the community, helps oversee infrastructure projects, and |
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conducts meetings with state agencies, elected officials, |
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municipal and county governments, utility companies, and nonprofit |
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organizations; she has further benefited residents of the colonias |
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through her instrumental role in establishing a series of financial |
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literacy workshops; and |
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WHEREAS, This notable Texan has also given generously of her |
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time and talents as a member of the Ysleta Independent School |
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District Board of Trustees, as commissioner for the El Paso County |
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Housing Authority Board, and as secretary of the Ysleta Education |
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Foundation board; she holds a bachelor's degree in social |
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psychology from Park University and a master's degree in human |
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resources from Webster University; and |
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WHEREAS, Kathryn Lucero has demonstrated a long-standing |
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commitment to ensuring that her fellow citizens have access to |
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vital resources and services, and she is indeed deserving of |
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recognition for her tireless efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Kathryn Lucero on |
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her contributions to the Texas Secretary of State Colonias Program |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success with her |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Lucero as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |