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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Dedra Frazier has been named the 2025 Rural |
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Business Owner of the Year by the Small Business Administration |
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Houston District Office; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, SBA and SCORE cohost National Small |
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Business Week to recognize small businesses across the United |
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States for their contributions to the economy; during the event, |
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the district winners are honored during an awards luncheon, and |
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Dr. Frazier was selected in recognition of her outstanding work as |
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the owner of Psychology Works; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, |
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Dr. Frazier earned a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, and she is a |
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licensed psychologist and licensed specialist in school |
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psychology; prior to embarking on her career in private practice, |
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she worked for several public school systems in Texas, and in 2014, |
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she returned to Brazoria County and opened Psychology Works, where |
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she and her staff provide testing and therapy services for people of |
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all ages; she has a special interest in working with youth, as well |
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as those in service professions such as law enforcement, and she |
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also evaluates youth for the Brazoria County and Galveston County |
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Juvenile Detention Centers; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in the community, Dr. Frazier has given |
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generously of her time to benefit numerous organizations, including |
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the Brazosport Area Chamber of Commerce, the Brazoria County |
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Alliance for Children, the United Way, the Lake Jackson Police |
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Advisory Committee, and Jack and Jill of America, Inc.; in |
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addition, she has served on several panels at Brazosport College |
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concerning mental and emotional health, and she has also |
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facilitated stress management training for local police |
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departments; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her hard work and able leadership, Dedra |
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Frazier has furthered the success of Psychology Works and |
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contributed to the Brazoria County business community, and she is |
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indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Dedra Frazier on her selection |
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as the 2025 Rural Business Owner of the Year by the Small Business |
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Administration Houston District Office and extend to her sincere |
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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. Frazier as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |