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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 2
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WHEREAS, For the past two and a half decades, Renee Watson |
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has served her community with distinction as the director of the |
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Bexar County Small Business and Entrepreneurship Department; and |
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WHEREAS, In this role, Ms. Watson's responsibilities |
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include overseeing the county's Small, Minority and Women-Owned |
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Business Enterprise Program and Disadvantaged Business |
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Enterprise Program, as well as serving as the U.S. Department of |
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Transportation Title VI coordinator and as a member of the county |
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manager's Executive Leadership Team; moreover, she works with |
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other public entities, community organizations, and vendors to |
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promote participation and to ensure access to contracting, |
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professional services, and local, state, federal, and |
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private-sector procurement opportunities, and she also reviews |
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current practices to recommend improvements; and |
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WHEREAS, Civically engaged, Ms. Watson is an alumnus of |
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several professional development programs, such as Leadership |
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SAISD, Leadership Texas, and Leadership San Antonio; she has |
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received numerous accolades through the years in recognition of |
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her myriad contributions, including the Champion for Diversity & |
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Inclusion Award and the 40 Under 40 Award from the San Antonio |
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Business Journal, the Servant Leader Award from the Blacks In |
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Government San Antonio Chapter, and the Athena Leadership Award |
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from the North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Watson holds a master contract compliance |
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administrator certificate from Morgan State University, a |
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master's degree in urban planning and rural economic development |
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from Baruch College at The City University of New York, and a |
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bachelor's degree in management and marketing from The |
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University of Texas at San Antonio; previously, she served as |
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chief of staff for Texas Senator Rodney Ellis and San Diego, |
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California, City Council Member George Stevens; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedication, hard work, and commitment to |
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excellence that Renee Watson has demonstrated have greatly |
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benefited the San Antonio community and earned her the respect |
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and admiration of her colleagues, and she is indeed deserving of |
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recognition for her outstanding efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Renee Watson for |
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her 25 years of service as director of the Bexar County Small |
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Business and Entrepreneurship Department and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Watson as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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________________________________ |
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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 August 15, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |