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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Roy Maynard of the Tyler Morning Telegraph received |
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the Class AAA first-place award for editorial writing at the annual |
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Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Convention, held March |
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24-26, 2017, in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Maynard's outstanding 28-year career in |
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journalism began in 1989, when he took a job covering city hall and |
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politics for the Arlington Daily News; he later worked for the Fort |
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Worth Star-Telegram and in Galveston before becoming a freelance |
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writer for various publications, including the Houston Chronicle, |
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the Orange County Register, and the Washington Post; between 1993 |
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and 2001, he traveled around the globe to report on political, |
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educational, and cultural topics for World magazine; and |
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WHEREAS, Since joining the Tyler Morning Telegraph in 2003, |
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Mr. Maynard has coordinated the paper's government team, served on |
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its editorial board, and provided on-air political analysis for its |
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television news partner, CBS affiliate KYTX-TV; in 2008, he was |
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promoted to editorial page editor, and he has been directing the |
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business section since 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Maynard has also been a teacher and debate coach |
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at the Good Shepherd School for many years; in all his endeavors, he |
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enjoys the support of a loving family that includes his wife, Sara, |
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and their three children, Calvin, Laurel, and Blythe; and |
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WHEREAS, A skilled and dedicated journalist, Roy Maynard has |
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upheld the highest standards of his profession, and he is indeed |
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deserving of this most recent honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Roy Maynard on winning the Class |
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AAA first-place award for editorial writing at the 2017 Texas |
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Associated Press Managing Editors Convention and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Maynard as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |