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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kirsten Crow of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times was |
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recognized for her outstanding work by the Texas Associated Press |
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Managing Editors at the group's convention in Houston on March |
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24-26, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Every year, TAPME and the Headliners Foundation of |
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Texas join together to recognize outstanding journalism from the |
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Lone Star State's daily newspapers; the Caller-Times and its staff |
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competed in the Class AAA category, for newspapers with a Sunday |
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circulation ranging from 30,000 to nearly 125,000; and |
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WHEREAS, An alumna of Texas State University, Ms. Crow worked |
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at the Laredo Morning Times and the Waco Tribune-Herald before |
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joining the staff of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in September |
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2013; today, she serves the publication as an enterprise reporter |
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specializing in city government; her areas of expertise include |
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watchdog work and such key topics as city growth and affordable |
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housing; at the 2017 TAPME convention, she placed second in both the |
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Star Reporter of the Year and Specialty Reporting categories; and |
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WHEREAS, Newspapers serve as a vital resource for a |
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well-informed citizenry, and through her important work with the |
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Caller-Times, Kirsten Crow is making an invaluable contribution to |
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the residents of her community; 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 Kirsten Crow on her success at the |
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2017 Texas Associated Press Managing Editors convention and extend |
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to her 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 Ms. Crow as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |