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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rebecca C. Reyna is celebrating her 10th |
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anniversary as executive director of the Greater Northside |
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Management District in 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Reyna's passion for serving the residents of the |
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Northside area of Houston stems from having been born and raised in |
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the community; throughout her life, she has been inspired by the |
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example of her father, a World War II veteran who owned a local |
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business, and her mother, who was a teacher at Lee Elementary |
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School; following her graduation from Texas A&M University--Corpus |
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Christi, Ms. Reyna returned to her hometown and began her |
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distinguished career in public service; she worked more than a |
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decade for Harris County, where she implemented an intensive |
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supervision program, managing its budget and curriculum; she also |
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served as policy director for a Houston City Council member and was |
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employed with the city's Housing and Community Development |
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Department; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Reyna was named the first executive director of |
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the Greater Northside Management District in April 2007, and since |
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that time, she has played an instrumental role in guiding the |
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organization in its mission to promote economic development in |
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North Houston; she has provided vital oversight to such initiatives |
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as the Safety Patrol Program, the Graffiti Abatement program, and |
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the Right-Of-Way Maintenance/Litter Abatement Program, and under |
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her able leadership, the district has seen a reduction in crime, |
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graffiti, and litter, as well as an increase in development; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to fulfilling her professional duties, |
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this outstanding Texan has lent her time and talents to a number of |
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civic organizations over the years, serving on the boards of the |
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Institute for Civility in Government, the M. D. Anderson Family |
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YMCA, and Blueprint Houston, as well as on the advisory council for |
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the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to the betterment of the Bayou City, |
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Rebecca Reyna has worked tirelessly in behalf of her fellow |
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residents, and her contributions continue to make Houston an even |
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better place in which to live, work, and raise a family; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Rebecca C. Reyna on the occasion of |
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her 10th anniversary as executive director of the Greater Northside |
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Management District and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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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. Reyna as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Farrar |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2211 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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