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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of the Honorable Debra Ibarra Mayfield of |
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Houston on March 11, 2022, at the age of 47; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Debra Ibarra was born in Houston on |
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August 26, 1974, to Amado and Linda Ibarra, and she grew up with two |
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brothers, Jonathan and Benjamin; she attended Aldine ISD schools in |
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her youth and went on to graduate from Texas A&M University and the |
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South Texas College of Law; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Mayfield began her career as a briefing |
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attorney in the 14th Court of Appeals before moving into private |
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practice; she became the first Latina to serve on a Harris County |
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civil court in 2011 and was reelected to that role in 2012 and 2014; |
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Governor Greg Abbott appointed her to the 165th District Court in |
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2015 and two years later named her to the 190th District Court; |
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moreover, she served as senior in-house counsel for Enterprise |
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Products and as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston |
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Law Center, teaching property rights and eminent domain; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply engaged in her community, Judge Mayfield was |
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president of the Mexican-American Bar Association of Houston, a |
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senior fellow of the American Leadership Forum, and a board member |
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for the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans, the |
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Association of Women Attorneys, the Houston Area Women's Center, |
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South Texas College of Law, and St. Thomas University; she was |
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named one of Houston's 50 Most Influential Women by Houston Woman |
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Magazine and received further recognition from Texas Executive |
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Women, the Mexican-American Bar Association of Houston, and the |
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Houston Young Lawyers Association; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Judge Mayfield enjoyed the |
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love and support of her husband, former U.S. Army Captain Eric |
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Mayfield, with whom she shared a rewarding marriage of 18 years, and |
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she was the devoted mother of two children, Catherine and Ethan; an |
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active member of First Baptist Church, she found guidance and |
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comfort in her faith throughout her life; in addition, she was a |
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talented pianist and ran half marathons; and |
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WHEREAS, Although the passing of Debra Mayfield has brought |
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great sorrow to her family and to her many friends and colleagues, |
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she leaves behind a legacy of good works that will continue to |
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resonate for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable Debra |
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Ibarra Mayfield and extend sincere sympathy to all those who mourn |
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her passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Debra |
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Ibarra Mayfield. |