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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Yolanda Ford has been elected mayor of Missouri |
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City, and she is indeed deserving of special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, The first woman and the first African American |
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elected to that position, Mayor Ford will draw on a wealth of |
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valuable experience in fulfilling the duties of her office; she has |
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previously served Missouri City as the city council member for |
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District A, a role she took on in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Missouri City, Mayor Ford has worked for |
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more than 20 years in land and community development; she holds a |
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bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Houston and |
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a master's degree in architecture from Prairie View A&M University; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of |
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life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and the efforts |
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of Yolanda Ford will help to make Missouri City an even better place |
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in which to live and work; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Yolanda Ford on her election as |
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mayor of Missouri City and extend to her sincere best wishes for a |
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successful tenure; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mayor Ford as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |