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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the passing of |
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eight-year-old Linnie Anne McCown of Austin, who was tragically |
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lost in the July 4, 2025, flooding in Kerr County; and |
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WHEREAS, Linnie McCown was born on January 6, 2017, to Callie |
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Balagia McCown and Michael Madison McCown, and she was blessed with |
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the affection of her two brothers, Bates and George; and |
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WHEREAS, A student at Casis Elementary School, Linnie always |
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strived to do her best despite the challenges she faced as a person |
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with dyslexia; she was excited to share when she mastered a new |
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reading strategy, and she was especially helpful and encouraging to |
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her classmates; she was also known for her cheerful and friendly |
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nature, often greeting others by name and giving sweet hugs to her |
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teachers; and |
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WHEREAS, Linnie was most passionate about dance; a member of |
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the competitive team, Tarrytown DanceForce, she frequently |
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practiced for performances and worked on choreography with her |
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friends; she was also a talented artist, and her family delighted in |
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finding the drawings she created and displayed around their home; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Although her time on this earth was far too brief, |
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Linnie McCown was a ray of light in the lives of those who held her |
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dear, and they will forever cherish their memories of her joy, |
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laughter, and love; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Linnie Anne McCown and extend heartfelt condolences to the members |
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of her family: to her parents, Callie Balagia McCown and Michael |
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Madison McCown; to her brothers, Bates and George McCown; to her |
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grandparents, Tara and Steve McCown and Linda and Jimmy Balagia; to |
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her great-grandparents, Carroll and Carolyn Fuchs; and to her other |
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relatives and friends; 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 Linnie |
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McCown. |
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Howard |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 130 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on September 3, 2025. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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