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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Caroline Runge retired from the Menard County |
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Underground Water District and the Menard County Water Control and |
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Improvement District in 2019, drawing to a close many years of |
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dedicated service; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Presidio County, Caroline Runge earned |
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her juris doctor degree from the University of Mississippi School |
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of Law in 1981; she went on to practice law in the states of |
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Mississippi and New Mexico, and while in New Mexico, she primarily |
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provided counsel on water rights issues; from 1994 to 1995, she |
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furthered her studies in the Water Resources Administration program |
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at the University of New Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1999, Ms. Runge was named general manager of the |
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Menard County Underground Water District; she held that position |
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for more than a decade and continued serving as its consulting |
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manager for another eight years; during her tenure, she was |
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involved in the establishment of a water level monitoring network, |
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and she helped promote the conservation of groundwater in Menard |
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County; she was also instrumental to the creation of Groundwater |
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Management Area 7; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Runge served as general manager of the Menard |
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County Water Control and Improvement District from 2001 to 2019, |
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during which time she worked to protect water rights in the interest |
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of Menard County farmers and to educate area residents on surface |
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water management; she served as a liaison between landowners and |
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the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and she also |
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collaborated with researchers to help advance their knowledge of |
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the flora and fauna of the San Saba River area; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her work for Menard County, Ms. Runge |
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has shared her expertise as a consultant to the Hickory Underground |
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Water Conservation District, as an environmental representative on |
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the Region F Regional Water Planning Group, as a legislative |
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co-liaison for the West Texas Regional Groundwater Management |
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Alliance, and as a board member for the Trans-Pecos Water and Land |
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Trust; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her hard work, skill, and professionalism, |
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Caroline Runge made vital contributions to the stewardship of |
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Menard County's precious water resources, and she may indeed |
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reflect with pride on all that she accomplished for her fellow |
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Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Caroline Runge for |
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her many years of service to the Menard County Underground Water |
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District and the Menard County Water Control and Improvement |
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District and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Runge as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |