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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kristen and David Cox have been named the 2025-2026 |
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Parents of the Year by Texas A&M University; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1956, Texas A&M has provided students with the |
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opportunity to nominate their family members for special |
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recognition; this year, Mr. and Mrs. Cox were nominated for the |
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Parents of the Year award by their son, Kyle Cox, a member of the |
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Texas A&M Class of 2018 and a doctoral student in the Department of |
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Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1983 graduate of Texas A&M, Kristen Cox has |
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enjoyed a rewarding career in the technology industry; when her son |
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was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, she realized that |
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he would need constant care, and she founded her own computer |
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company so that she could work from home; her son eventually |
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followed in her footsteps to become a student at Texas A&M, and she |
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moved with her company to College Station to continue supporting |
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him; in 2019, she became the chief executive officer of 12th Man |
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Technology, the official technology partner of Texas A&M |
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University; under her able leadership, the business has employed |
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numerous Aggie students, and it has sponsored campus events; |
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moreover, the business received the Aggie 100 Entrepreneur Award in |
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2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Cox was president of the El Paso A&M Club for a |
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decade, and she has been involved in the Brazos Valley A&M Club; she |
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is also a corporate partner with the Texas A&M Moms' Club as well as |
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a judge for the College of Engineering; active with the Aggie Women |
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Network, she served as a board member before being elected |
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president, and she received the organization's Legacy Award; she |
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has further distinguished herself as a board member for the Texas |
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Council for Developmental Disabilities and the National Center for |
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Missing & Exploited Children; a dedicated advocate for people with |
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disabilities, she has helped to train service dogs for children |
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with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and |
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WHEREAS, David Cox has been a steadfast source of support and |
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encouragement to his wife and son; a former NASA employee, he |
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currently works at Texas A&M, and he has assisted with 12th Man |
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Technology; in addition, he and Mrs. Cox have created scholarships |
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for students with disabilities; and |
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WHEREAS, Kristen and David Cox have made a lasting, positive |
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impact on the Aggie community, and it is a pleasure to join in |
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honoring them for their many achievements; 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 Kristen and David Cox on being |
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named the 2025-2026 Parents of the Year by Texas A&M University and |
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extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Cox as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |