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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 former state representative Jodie Anne |
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Laubenberg on September 1, 2025, at the age of 68; and |
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WHEREAS, A sixth-generation Texan, Jodie Laubenberg was born |
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on April 20, 1957; she graduated from The University of Texas at |
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Austin, and she worked in the computer industry before concluding |
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her career to focus on her home and family; she shared a rewarding |
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marriage with her husband, Bob Laubenberg, and she was a devoted |
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mother to their two children, David and Liz; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Laubenberg gained experience in public service |
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as a member of the Parker City Council, and in 2002, she was elected |
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to the first of eight terms in the Texas House of Representatives; |
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over the course of her exemplary tenure, she ably represented House |
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District 89, and she distinguished herself through her membership |
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on numerous legislative committees, including more than a decade of |
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service on the Public Health Committee, which she chaired during |
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the 78th and 80th Legislatures; she also served as chair of the |
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Elections Committee during the 84th and 85th Legislatures, and she |
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completed multiple assignments with the Texas Environmental Flows |
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Advisory Group and the committees on Judiciary and Civil |
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Jurisprudence, Natural Resources, and Local and Consent Calendars; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A stalwart champion of conservative values, |
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Representative Laubenberg authored the Woman's Health and Preborn |
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Pain Act, a landmark pro-life bill; she also played an instrumental |
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role in supporting legislation on issues such as tort reform, |
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responsible budget management, and private property rights; among |
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her many achievements, she received recognition from the National |
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Federation of Independent Business, Young Conservatives of Texas, |
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the Texas Association of Business, Dallas Morning News, Inside |
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Collin County Business, the Lovejoy Independent School District, |
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and the Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Jodie Laubenberg demonstrated a steadfast |
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commitment to her community and the advancement of the Lone Star |
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State, and she leaves behind a record of service that her loved ones |
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can remember with pride; 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 memory |
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of Jodie Anne Laubenberg and extend heartfelt sympathy to her |
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family and many 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 Jodie |
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Laubenberg. |
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Guerra |
Morales Shaw |
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| Ashby |
Harris Davila |
Olcott |
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| Bell of Kaufman |
Hayes |
Ordaz |
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| Bell of Montgomery |
Hefner |
Orr |
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| Bernal |
Hernandez |
Patterson |
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| Bonnen |
Hinojosa |
Perez of El Paso |
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| Bowers |
Holt |
Perez of Harris |
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| Campos |
Jones of Dallas |
Rodríguez Ramos |
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| Canales |
Jones of Harris |
Romero |
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| Collier |
Kitzman |
Schatzline |
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| Cortez |
Lalani |
Schoolcraft |
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| Cunningham |
Landgraf |
Shofner |
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| A. Davis of Dallas |
Little |
Smithee |
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| Y. Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Spiller |
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| Dean |
Lopez of Bexar |
Swanson |
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| DeAyala |
Lopez of Cameron |
Talarico |
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| Dorazio |
Louderback |
Tepper |
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| Garcia of Bexar |
Martinez Fischer |
Vasut |
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| Garcia of Dallas |
McLaughlin |
Villalobos |
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| Garcia Hernandez |
McQueeney |
Virdell |
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| Gervin-Hawkins |
Money |
Wharton |
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| González of Dallas |
Moody |
Wilson |
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| González of El Paso |
Morales of Harris |
Wu |
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| Goodwin |
Morales of Maverick |
Zwiener |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 157 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on September 3, 2025. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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