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  H.R. No. 917
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, The Honorable Senfronia Thompson has received the
  2017 Family Champion Award by the Texas Council on Family
  Relations; and
         WHEREAS, Representative Thompson is the longest-serving
  woman and the longest-serving African American in the history of
  the Texas Legislature; since 1973, when she began representing
  House District 141, she has succeeded in securing the passage of a
  host of bills benefiting Texas families; she is the author of the
  state's first alimony law, its current minimum wage law, and the
  contraceptive parity law; in addition, she helped pass legislation
  creating the Sexual Assault Program Fund and other reforms designed
  to protect women and children against domestic violence; she
  sponsored the National Domestic Violence Hotline and fought to end
  gender discrimination in the workplace; and
         WHEREAS, Deeply committed to the security of our youngest
  residents, Representative Thompson was instrumental in major
  reforms in child support enforcement, among them the Uniform
  Interstate Family Support Act and the Uniform Child Custody and
  Jurisdiction Enforcement Act; moreover, she simplified probate
  proceedings by authoring the Durable Power of Attorney Act, and she
  worked to overhaul statutes dealing with statutory county courts
  and municipal courts; she also helped pass legislation requiring
  free testing for the human papillomavirus, an early indicator of
  cervical cancer; in the 84th legislative session alone, her many
  achievements included the passage of her bill, H.B. 2630, which
  prioritizes evidence-based parent education, and of three bills
  aimed at preventing human trafficking; and
         WHEREAS, Representative Thompson is the recipient of myriad
  accolades; she was selected as an Eleanor Roosevelt Fellow by the
  Center for Public Policy Alternatives, and she has been named one of
  the state's top legislators by numerous media outlets, among them
  Texas Monthly, the Associated Press, and the Nation magazine; in
  2011, she was accorded the Legislator of the Year Award by the Texas
  Family Law Foundation; and
         WHEREAS, Through her unyielding dedication to the most
  vulnerable members of society, Representative Thompson has
  improved the lives of countless Texans, and she is most deserving of
  this significant honor; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Senfronia Thompson on her receipt
  of the 2017 Family Champion Award from the Texas Council on Family
  Relations and that she be commended for her work in behalf of Texas
  families; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Representative Thompson as an expression of high
  regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Romero, Jr.
 
 
Straus Goldman Oliverson
 
Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
 
Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
 
Alvarado Gooden Parker
 
Anchia Guerra Paul
 
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
 
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
 
Arévalo Hefner Phillips
 
Ashby Hernandez Pickett
 
Bailes Herrero Price
 
Bell Hinojosa Raney
 
Bernal Holland Raymond
 
Biedermann Howard Reynolds
 
Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
 
Bohac Hunter Roberts
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
 
Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Burrows Kacal Sanford
 
Button Keough Schaefer
 
Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
 
Canales King of Parker Schubert
 
Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
 
Clardy Klick Sheffield
 
Coleman Koop Shine
 
Collier Krause Simmons
 
Cook Kuempel Smithee
 
Cortez Lambert Springer
 
Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
 
Craddick Lang Stickland
 
Cyrier Larson Stucky
 
Dale Laubenberg Swanson
 
Darby Leach Thierry
 
Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
 
Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
 
Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
 
Deshotel Martinez Turner
 
Dukes Metcalf Uresti
 
Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
 
Elkins Miller Villalba
 
Faircloth Minjarez Vo
 
Fallon Moody Walle
 
Farrar Morrison White
 
Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
 
Frank Murphy Workman
 
Frullo Murr Wray
 
Geren Neave Wu
 
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
 
Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 917 was adopted by the House on March
  16, 2017, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House