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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rear Admiral United States Public Health Service |
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(Ret.) TeCora Ballom greatly benefited her fellow citizens over the |
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course of a distinguished 38-year career as a board-certified |
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family and correctional medicine physician; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Tyler and raised in Dallas, Dr. Ballom |
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earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry from Bishop College and |
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went on to graduate from the Texas College of Osteopathic |
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Medicine-University of North Texas Health Science Center in 1984; |
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she later completed a master of public health degree in nutrition at |
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the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a second master's |
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degree in health informatics-healthcare analytics at the |
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University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ballom was commissioned as an officer in the |
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U.S. Public Health Service in 1985 at the Federal Correctional |
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Institution in Fort Worth; transitioning to private practice in |
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1990, she remained in the reserve while employed as medical |
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director for Neighborhood Medical Clinic; she returned to active |
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duty in 2001 at the Federal Medical Center Carswell, and after |
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serving as clinical director, she was named medical director for |
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the Federal Bureau of Prisons South Central Region in 2006; since |
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her retirement in 2023, she has continued to teach as an adjunct |
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assistant professor for the George Washington University School of |
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Medicine; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Ballom has shared her expertise |
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with many organizations, including the Tarrant County Medical |
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Society's Public Health Advisory Committee and the Texas |
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Osteopathic Medical Association's Council on Minority Health |
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Affairs; among numerous accolades, she has received the 2014 USPHS |
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Applied Public Health Physician of the Year award, two USPHS |
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Outstanding Service Medals, the Federal Bureau of Prisons |
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Distinguished Service Medal, and the FBOP Director Special |
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Recognition Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ballom advanced the important mission of the |
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U.S. Public Health Service through her leadership, skill, and |
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commitment to excellence, and she may indeed reflect with pride on a |
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career well spent; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Rear Admiral United States Public Health |
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Service (Ret.) TeCora Ballom for her contributions and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Ballom as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Y. Davis of Dallas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 680 was adopted by the House on April |
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9, 2025, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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