H.R. No. 2308

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas
	retired as dean of the Texas congressional delegation in January
	2023, concluding a noteworthy tenure spanning 15 terms in office;
	and
	WHEREAS, Admired as a trailblazer, Representative Johnson
	became the first Black woman ever elected to public office in Dallas
	when she won a seat in the Texas House in 1972; twenty years later,
	she earned distinction as the first registered nurse ever to serve
	in Congress; she became the first Black woman to chair the House
	Science, Safety, and Technology Committee in 2019; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Johnson was an ardent champion of
	STEM education for girls and minority students, and she helped
	secure passage of the CHIPS and Sciences Act to increase production
	of semiconductor chips in the United States; moreover, she played
	an important role in the development of The University of Texas
	Arlington and Dallas campuses as Tier One Research facilities; and
	WHEREAS, Benefiting transportation and the economy in North
	Texas, Representative Johnson was instrumental in passage of the
	law repealing the Wright Amendment, which had imposed flight
	restrictions on Dallas Love Field; throughout her tenure, she
	worked tirelessly to bring federal funding for Dallas Area Rapid
	Transit; her efforts also proved key in legislation that helped
	enable construction of AT&T Stadium in Arlington; she excelled in
	forging positive relationships across the aisle to achieve results
	for her constituents; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Johnson was born in Waco in 1935, and
	after graduating from A. J. Moore High School, she earned her
	nursing certificate from St. Mary's College at the University of
	Notre Dame; she went on to receive a bachelor's degree from Texas
	Christian University and a master of public administration degree
	from Southern Methodist University; while employed by the Veterans
	Administration hospital in Dallas, she was a psychotherapist and
	chief psychiatric nurse; following three terms in the Texas House,
	she served as an administrator for the United States Department of
	Health, Education, and Welfare; she then became a business owner
	and served in the Texas Senate from 1987 to 1993; and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of her long and distinguished career
	in public service, Eddie Bernice Johnson demonstrated a deep
	understanding of the needs of her constituents and an unyielding
	commitment to building a brighter future for all Americans; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby honor Eddie Bernice Johnson for her exemplary
	service as a United States congresswoman and extend to her sincere
	best wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Representative Johnson as an expression of high regard
	by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Davis
	Phelan Guerra Murr
	Allen Guillen Neave Criado
	Allison Harless Noble
	Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson
	Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz
	Ashby Harrison Orr
	Bailes Hayes Ortega
	Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson
	Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul
	Bernal Herrero Perez
	Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa
	Bonnen Holland Price
	Bowers Howard Ramos
	Bryant Hull Raney
	Buckley Hunter Raymond
	Bucy Isaac Reynolds
	Bumgarner Jetton Rogers
	Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose
	Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal
	Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer
	Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline
	Canales Kacal Schofield
	Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen
	Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr.
	Cole Kitzman Shine
	Collier Klick Slawson
	Cook Kuempel Smith
	Cortez Lalani Smithee
	Craddick Lambert Spiller
	Cunningham Landgraf Stucky
	Darby Leach Swanson
	Davis Leo-Wilson Talarico
	Dean Longoria Tepper
	DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Thierry
	Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thimesch
	Dutton Lozano Thompson of Brazoria
	Flores Lujan Thompson of Harris
	Frank Manuel Tinderholt
	Frazier Martinez Toth
	Gamez Martinez Fischer Troxclair
	Garcia Metcalf Turner
	Gates Meyer VanDeaver
	Gerdes Meza Vasut
	Geren Moody Vo
	Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Walle
	Goldman Morales of Maverick Wilson
	González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wu
	González of El Paso Morrison Zwiener
	Goodwin Muñoz, Jr.
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2308 was adopted by the House on May 25,
	2023, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House