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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 560
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Mayor Sylvester Turner of Houston, who is being honored |
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at the 2017 Career and Recovery Resources, Incorporated, Barrier |
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Breaker Luncheon on June 27, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Career and Recovery Services, Incorporated, is a |
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nonprofit multiservice United Way agency whose mission is to help |
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individuals identify and overcome barriers to employment; and |
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WHEREAS, Sylvester Turner is an honors graduate of the |
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University of Houston and Harvard Law School, and he practiced |
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law at Fulbright and Jaworski before establishing the Houston law |
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firm of Barnes and Turner in 1983; and |
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WHEREAS, He became the 62nd mayor of Houston on January 1, |
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2016, after having served in the Texas House of Representatives |
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for more than 25 years; over the course of his service to the |
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people of House District 139, he worked diligently to attract |
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doctors to underserved areas and to increase funding for mental |
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health services and for legal aid for poor Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, He served as a member of the Legislative Budget |
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Board, as vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee, |
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and as chair of the House State Affairs Committee; he has also |
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chaired the Texas Legislative Black Caucus and the Greater |
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Houston Area Legislative Delegation; it is truly fitting that |
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he receive special recognition for his achievements; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Mayor Sylvester Turner on his many |
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contributions to the people of Houston and our state and extend |
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to him best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Whitmire |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 3, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |