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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Elizabeth J. Nelson is concluding her |
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notable six-year tenure as mayor of Marlin in June 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Nelson began her exemplary career in municipal |
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government in 2004, when she was first elected to a seat on the |
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Marlin City Council; she held that position for the next seven |
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years, and during that time she served on three occasions as mayor |
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pro tem; in 2011 she won the first of three consecutive terms as |
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mayor, becoming the second woman to hold that office in the city's |
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145-year history; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan earned a bachelor's degree in |
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biology and earth science from Texas Tech University and a master's |
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degree in secondary education from The University of Texas of the |
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Permian Basin; she spent a number of years in the public schools and |
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then went to work for the Texas Youth Commission, where she served |
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as an assistant principal and as coordinator of the Educational |
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Assessment Unit; after joining the staff of Texas A&M University in |
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2001, she coordinated a special project for the Jeffersonian |
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Institute; and |
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WHEREAS, A founding member of the Falls County Boys and Girls |
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Club, Mayor Nelson played an instrumental role in securing a $1.8 |
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million grant to fund an after-school program for young people in |
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Marlin; she is also a member of the Falls County Historical |
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Commission, the Marlin Rotary Club, the executive committee of the |
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Heart of Texas Council of Governments, and the board of directors of |
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the Economic Opportunities Advancement Corporation; her impressive |
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record of community service includes past membership on the boards |
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of the Marlin Library, the Palace Theatre, and the American Heart |
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Association; in recognition of her extensive contributions in the |
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civic realm, Leadership Texas selected her in 2000 as one of 90 |
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Texas women to be honored for their lifetime achievements; and |
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WHEREAS, During Elizabeth Nelson's six years at the helm of |
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Marlin's city government, she has demonstrated both able leadership |
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and a deep concern for the public interest, and she may indeed |
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reflect with pride on all she has accomplished in behalf of her |
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fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby commend Elizabeth J. Nelson on her service as mayor of Marlin |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Nelson as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |