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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rushion McDonald is delivering the keynote address |
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at the African American Legislative Summit Community Awards |
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Breakfast in Austin on February 28, 2017, and his visit to the |
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Capitol City provides an ideal opportunity to recognize his |
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wide-ranging accomplishments in the entertainment industry; and |
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WHEREAS, A Houston native, Mr. McDonald is best known as the |
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impresario behind Steve Harvey's multimedia empire; they met on the |
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Houston comedy scene in the mid-1980s and collaborated on the |
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television series Me and the Boys before launching The Steve Harvey |
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Morning Show; Mr. McDonald engineered the syndication of that show |
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and was its executive producer, and he served in similar roles on a |
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host of other Steve Harvey projects, among them the game show Family |
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Feud, a TV movie, a documentary, a concert movie, a television talk |
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show, and a number of feature films; moreover, he was cocreator and |
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executive producer of the popular Neighborhood Awards extravaganza |
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and civic engagement program, and he negotiated a number of major |
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book deals; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McDonald's many other television credits |
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include The Jamie Foxx Show, The Arsenio Hall Show, Sister, Sister, |
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and The Parent Hood; he is the CEO of consulting company 3815 Media, |
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and his newest ventures include Money Making Conversations, a |
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social media outreach that provides career, finance, and |
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entrepreneurship advice; after developing a surprising sideline as |
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an award-winning baker, he became a spokesperson for a cookware |
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enterprise, Perfect Company; and |
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WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous accolades, Mr. McDonald |
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was inducted into the Personal Managers Hall of Fame, and his work |
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has brought him two NAACP Image Awards and two Daytime Emmy Awards; |
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in 2015, he was named a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of |
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Houston, where he earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics; he |
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and his wife, Cecily, established a scholarship at their alma mater |
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for math and optometry students; in addition, he speaks at campus |
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events, and he mentors high school students through the Disney |
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Dreamers Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, Rushion McDonald has inspired countless people as a |
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role model in business and philanthropy, and it is a great pleasure |
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to welcome him to Austin; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Rushion McDonald for his many achievements |
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and extend to him 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 Mr. McDonald as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |