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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kate Johnson of Kyle has greatly benefited Hays |
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County through her tireless efforts to preserve its historic and |
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cultural heritage; and |
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WHEREAS, The former chair of the Hays County Historical |
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Commission, Ms. Johnson has played a key role in numerous |
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preservation projects, among them the restoration of the Kyle |
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Railroad Depot and Heritage Center and of the 1884 Hays County Jail |
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and the establishment of the Historic Hays County Courthouse Museum |
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in San Marcos; she was the driving force behind restoration of the |
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Kyle home of author Katherine Ann Porter as well, now the Katherine |
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Ann Porter Literacy Center, which hosts writing programs and houses |
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a full-time writer-in-residence from Texas State University; under |
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her leadership, the commission produced 10 documentaries on such |
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topics as the county's namesake, Jack C. Hays, and local life during |
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the World War II era; since 2008, the Hays County Historical |
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Commission has received a consecutive series of annual |
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Distinguished Service Awards; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Johnson has also worked with other |
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organizations on the preservation of many area homes and buildings, |
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including the Buda Stagecoach House, the Winters-Wimberley House, |
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Kyle City Hall, and the Isham Jones Good House; she has served on |
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the boards of the Historic Hays County Courthouse Museum and of |
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Preservation Texas, which she further supported in its initiative |
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to identify and protect at-risk historic sites; she purchased and |
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restored two important sections of the Buck Winn "History of |
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Ranching" mural and donated them to the Hays County Government |
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Center; she has been a generous patron of the arts and culture as |
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well, supporting the Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos, the |
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Burdine Johnson Theater at Hays High School, and the Burdine |
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Johnson Indoor Studio Theatre at the EmilyAnn Theatre and Gardens |
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in Wimberley; moreover, she has made significant donations to local |
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libraries and schools; and |
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WHEREAS, The Hays County commissioners court presented |
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Ms. Johnson with the inaugural Kate Johnson Award for Volunteer of |
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the Year, and it named November 10, 2015, as Kate Johnson Day; she |
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has also received the Commissioner's Award and two John Ben |
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Shepperd County Historical Commission Leadership Awards from the |
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Texas Historical Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her steadfast devotion to protecting the |
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heritage of her community, Kate Johnson has earned the respect and |
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admiration of innumerable people in Hays County and beyond; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Kate Johnson for her contributions to Hays |
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County; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Johnson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Zwiener |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2009 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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