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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Eric Scott Turner was sworn in as the 19th United |
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States secretary of housing and urban development on February 5, |
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2025; and |
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WHEREAS, Scott Turner previously served under President |
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Donald J. Trump as executive director of the White House |
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Opportunity and Revitalization Council; in that role, he led the |
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Opportunity Zones Initiative, spearheading more than 200 policy |
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actions to uplift economically distressed communities by |
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encouraging investment in affordable housing and new businesses; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A fourth-generation Texan, Secretary Turner grew up |
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in Richardson; this distinguished public servant and businessman in |
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2021 founded the Community Engagement & Opportunity Council, a |
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nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening communities |
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through mentorship, sports, and economic opportunity; his prior |
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experience also includes tenures as a housing development executive |
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at JPI, as the Texas state representative for House District 33, and |
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as an associate pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church; moreover, he |
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played nine seasons in the National Football League; and |
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WHEREAS, Secretary Turner holds a degree in speech |
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communications from the University of Illinois and an honorary |
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doctorate from Dallas Baptist University; in all his endeavors, he |
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enjoys the love and support of his wife, Robin, and their son, |
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Solomon; and |
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WHEREAS, Scott Turner has risen to national prominence as a |
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policymaker and a strong advocate for community revitalization, and |
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the experience he has acquired along the way is certain to serve him |
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well in this important cabinet position; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Eric Scott Turner on the occasion of his |
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appointment as the 19th United States secretary of housing and |
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urban development and extend to him sincere best wishes for a |
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successful tenure; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Secretary Turner as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |