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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sarah Depew is graduating from the Marshall-Wythe |
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School of Law at the College of William & Mary in May 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Depew first attended Collin College Plano |
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Campus from 2001 to 2004 before transferring to Texas A&M |
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University, where she earned both a bachelor's degree and a master's |
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degree in psychology; she was also employed in a cognitive sciences |
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laboratory studying the effects of language on perception; and |
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WHEREAS, After earning her master's degree in 2008, Ms. Depew |
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began working for the state's foster care system, ensuring the |
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well-being of children and helping them to find safe and permanent |
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homes; she left Child Protective Services in 2013 and continued to |
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serve youth in foster care by providing them with free tutoring and |
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volunteering with CASA of Collin County; in addition, she |
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established a neighborhood free food pantry that offers vital |
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support to families in need; she further demonstrated her |
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commitment to her community by running for the Texas House of |
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Representatives in 2018, all while raising two children as a |
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stay-at-home mother; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Depew will graduate from law school with a |
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concentration in international law, and she plans to return to |
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Collin County to continue serving the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Exciting challenges and opportunities await this |
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outstanding Texan, and it is a pleasure to join her family and |
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friends in recognizing her as she embarks on a future bright with |
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promise; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Sarah Depew on her graduation from |
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the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success in all |
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her endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Depew as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |