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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dawn Capra is concluding her service as mayor of |
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Johnson City in May 2019, after a successful tenure that has spanned |
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three terms; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her time in office, this esteemed public |
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official has worked to upgrade the city's infrastructure through a |
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variety of municipal projects, such as wastewater treatment plant |
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improvements and the addition of a solar farm; moreover, she |
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created the Youth Municipal Advisory Council for middle and high |
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school students, updated the city's zoning ordinance, and helped |
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secure numerous grants; and |
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WHEREAS, Dawn Capra worked with the Texas Legislature for |
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four sessions in the 1990s, including three sessions with former |
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state representative Scott Hochberg; she went on to win election to |
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the Johnson City council for two terms in the 2000s, and she |
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currently serves as a legislative aide in the office of State |
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Representative Erin Zwiener; outside of her political endeavors, |
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she has owned two small businesses, Serendipity Books and Cap's |
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Corner Market, and she has found further success as a reporter, |
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published author, legal assistant, and educator; and |
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WHEREAS, Mayor Capra sits on the Lights Spectacular committee |
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and the advisory council for the new community resource center; she |
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is also the missions director for First Christian Church, and she |
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has volunteered with Kairos Prison Ministry and the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, |
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Mayor Capra holds a degree in international government and a |
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certificate in secondary teaching; in all her endeavors, she has |
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enjoyed the love and support of her husband of 28 years, Glen, and |
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she takes great pride in her three children, Anthony, Audrey, and |
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Anamarie; and |
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WHEREAS, Dawn Capra's adept and forward-looking leadership |
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has made Johnson City an even better place in which to live and |
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work, and her many valuable contributions will continue to resonate |
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in the years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dawn Capra for her service as mayor of |
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Johnson City and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mayor Capra as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |