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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rebecca Kennelly Haas has been elected mayor of |
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Richmond; and |
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WHEREAS, In fulfilling the duties of her office, Mayor Haas |
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will draw on a wealth of valuable experience; she has lived in |
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Richmond for more than half a century, and she owns Jay-Wood Trading |
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Company in the city's historic downtown district; a chaplain and |
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board member of Descendants of Austin's Old Three Hundred, she is |
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also involved in several other historical organizations, including |
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the Black Cowboy Museum, the Fort Bend County Historical |
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Commission, and the Historic Richmond Association; and |
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WHEREAS, The effective operation of government depends on the |
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able and dedicated efforts of our public servants, and Becky Haas |
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may indeed take pride in her accomplishments as she takes on this |
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challenging new role; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Rebecca Kennelly Haas on her |
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election as mayor of Richmond and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for a successful tenure; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mayor Haas as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |