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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, For more than a half century, the East Texas |
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Council of Governments has demonstrated an exceptional |
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commitment to improving the quality of life in the communities it |
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serves; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded on June 8, 1970, ETCOG promotes |
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cooperation among local governments in East Texas on issues |
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related to health, safety, general welfare, and planning for the |
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future; the organization's many initiatives include an emergency |
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call delivery system, peace officer training, business finance |
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programs, and environmental grant funding as well as services for |
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homeland security planning, rural transportation, workforce |
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development, and senior care; and |
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WHEREAS, A voluntary association of counties, cities, |
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school districts, and special districts, ETCOG benefits from the |
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able leadership of executive director David Cleveland; the |
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organization currently serves more than 870,000 people across |
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10,000 square miles of Texas in the counties of Anderson, Camp, |
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Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rains, |
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Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, and Wood; and |
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WHEREAS, The East Texas Council of Governments provides |
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leadership, education, and financial resources to its 14-county |
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region, and it is indeed deserving of special recognition for its |
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many outstanding contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of |
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the East Texas Council of Governments and extend to all those |
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associated with the organization sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the council as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |