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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. |