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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lupe Morin of Austin is retiring as executive |
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director of the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas on February 28, |
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2019, concluding a noteworthy career that has spanned 35 years in |
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the public and nonprofit sectors; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2006, Ms. Morin took the helm of the Hispanic |
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Women's Network, a statewide nonprofit organization; she also |
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served in 2006 and 2012 as interim president and CEO of the Greater |
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Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; previously, she enjoyed a long |
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tenure with the City of Austin, serving as assistant director of |
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administrative services in Health and Human Services for nine years |
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before becoming deputy director of Neighborhood Housing and |
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Community Development in 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Morin was the first in her family to graduate |
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from high school; after completing her bachelor's degree in |
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sociology at Texas State University, she was hired as a coordinator |
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of student academic affairs by The University of Texas at Austin; |
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subsequently, she was employed as a personnel specialist for the |
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City of Denton, and from 1984 to 1991, she was human resources |
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manager for the Austin Police Department; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her community, Ms. Morin has |
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served on the Hispanic Quality of Life Task Force and the Austin |
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Independent School District Community Bond Oversight Committee; |
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among many accolades, she has received the 2017 HABLA Leadership |
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Award and the 2016 Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber Lifetime |
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Achievement Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Lupe Morin has greatly benefited her fellow citizens |
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through her professional accomplishments and civic contributions, |
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and she has earned the respect and admiration of all who are |
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fortunate enough to know her; 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 Lupe Morin on her retirement as |
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executive director of the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Morin as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Guerra |
Oliverson |
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| Allison |
Gutierrez |
Pacheco |
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| Bell of Kaufman |
Hinojosa |
Phelan |
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| Bell of Montgomery |
Holland |
Price |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
E. Johnson of Dallas |
Rodriguez |
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| Bowers |
J. Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Buckley |
Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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| Burns |
King of Hemphill |
Sanford |
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| Burrows |
King of Parker |
Schaefer |
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| Button |
King of Uvalde |
Shaheen |
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| Calanni |
Krause |
Sherman, Sr. |
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| Capriglione |
Lambert |
Smith |
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| Coleman |
Larson |
Stephenson |
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| Craddick |
Longoria |
Swanson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Davis of Harris |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Dominguez |
Meza |
Turner of Dallas |
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| Dutton |
Middleton |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| González of Dallas |
Nevárez |
Zerwas |
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| González of El Paso |
Noble |
Zwiener |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 254 was adopted by the House on February |
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25, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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