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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 153
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Beatriz Lavine, who is retiring from the Office of the |
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Attorney General after a long and successful career as an |
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attorney; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Matamoros, Mexico, Beatriz Lavine |
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immigrated to the United States as a child; she attended South |
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Texas College of Law in Houston as a single mother to three |
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daughters, and she earned her degree in 1995; and |
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WHEREAS, Beatriz began her career as an attorney in private |
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practice specializing in civil, criminal, and immigration cases |
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in Brownsville; she soon became a trusted legal expert, and she |
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was proud to have settled two multimillion dollar cases; and |
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WHEREAS, Led by her desire to serve the broader public, she |
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joined the Office of the Attorney General in 2006; she served the |
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agency as a full-time attorney for 10 years and served for four |
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years as a temporary attorney through Goodwill Industries; and |
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WHEREAS, During her impressive career in state service, |
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she spent five years with the Brownsville office, five years with |
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the Harlingen office, three and one-half years with the Laredo |
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office, and six months at the Pharr office; she litigated more |
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than 15,000 cases before judges in Cameron, Willacy, Hidalgo, |
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Starr, Zapata, Webb, Jim Hogg, and La Salle Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, Beatriz Lavine has exemplified the highest ideals |
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of her profession throughout her career, and she has made a |
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difference in the lives of many; she is esteemed by citizens and her |
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colleagues, and her presence as an attorney with the Office of the |
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Attorney General will be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Beatriz Lavine on her outstanding |
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career and her many contributions to the state and extend to her |
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best wishes in all her future endeavors; 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 esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Lucio |
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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 March 18, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |