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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 701
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Deborah D. Tucker, who has been selected as a 2019 |
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Women's History Honoree by the National Women's History |
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Alliance; and |
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WHEREAS, Deborah Tucker was chosen for this prestigious |
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award for her exceptional work as an advocate for peace and |
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ending violence; her efforts embody the 2019 theme of the |
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National Women's History Alliance, which is "Visionary Women, |
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Champions of Peace and Nonviolence"; and |
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WHEREAS, She began her long and distinguished service in |
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the field of nonviolence in 1975, when she became a volunteer |
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with the Austin Rape Crisis Center; she went on to serve as |
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executive director of the Austin Center for Battered Women, and |
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she was later instrumental in the creation of SafePlace, which |
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was recognized as a national model for the provision of services |
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and advocacy and is now SAFE Alliance; and |
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WHEREAS, She cofounded the Texas Council on Family |
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Violence in 1978 and has worked closely with the Texas |
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Legislature to craft some of the nation's most effective domestic |
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violence laws; she coordinated with Senator Joe Biden and groups |
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across the country to write and pass the Violence Against Women |
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Act of 1994; and |
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WHEREAS, She is a cofounder of the National Domestic |
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Violence Hotline and the National Center on Domestic and Sexual |
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Violence, and she has worked closely with the Department of |
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Defense on the Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence; she has |
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written numerous articles on the issue of violence and has |
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trained countless others to carry on this vital work, and it is |
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truly fitting that she receive special recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby extend congratulations to Deborah D. Tucker |
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on being named a 2019 Women's History Honoree; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Hinojosa |
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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 May 7, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |