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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Carter Edward Moxley has ably served his fellow |
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Texans as deputy chief of staff in the office of State |
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Representative Mike Schofield during the 89th Legislature; and |
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WHEREAS, Since joining Representative Schofield's staff, |
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Mr. Moxley has handled a wide variety of challenging tasks, and his |
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contributions to carrying forth the member's legislative agenda |
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have helped to address issues impacting constituents in Harris |
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County; in addition to his other responsibilities, he has assisted |
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the office of State Representative Joanne Shofner; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moxley previously worked for State Senator |
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Kevin Sparks, first as a staff assistant and later as director of |
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operations during the 88th Legislature and interim; in 2023, he had |
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the honor of working for Speaker Kevin McCarthy of the U.S. House of |
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Representatives; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Bakersfield, California, to Brook Moxley and |
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Lisa Edward, Carter Moxley grew up in Winters, California, where |
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his family raised horses, and he eventually moved to Brock, Texas, |
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with his father and stepmother, Kirsten Moxley; he served as |
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student body president at Brock High School and graduated during |
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the COVID-19 pandemic; he went on to earn two undergraduate degrees |
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with honors from The University of Texas at Austin in 2024; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moxley has worked for a number of other elected |
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leaders in Texas, including State Representative Phil King and U.S. |
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Senator John Cornyn; he was also a member of the seventh class of |
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the Clements Legislative Study Program at the Texas Conservative |
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Coalition Research Institute, and he participated in the inaugural |
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Liberty & Learning Fellows program at the Fund for American Studies |
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in Washington, D.C.; in addition, he served as an intern at the |
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Texas Public Policy Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moxley was a member of the first Society of |
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Fellows program at UT Austin's Civitas Institute, and while |
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completing his undergraduate studies, he became a member of the |
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Young Conservatives of Texas and the vast alumni network of |
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Dr. Alan Sager; he has further distinguished himself as a member of |
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the Texas Exes and the Austin Institute's Undergraduate Fellows as |
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well as the Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and Lambda Pi Eta honor |
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societies; among his many accomplishments, he received the Ted |
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Strauss Civic Internship Award and a UT Austin government |
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scholarship; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moxley continues his exemplary record of public |
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service in honor of his grandparents, Dr. John Moxley III, |
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Mrs. Priscilla Moxley, Mr. Barry Edward, and Mrs. Shirley Edward; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed public employee has performed his |
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duties as deputy chief of staff with skill, dedication, and a deep |
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understanding of the legislative process, and he is indeed |
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deserving of special recognition for his fine work; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Carter Edward Moxley for his service as |
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deputy chief of staff in the office of State Representative Mike |
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Schofield and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Moxley as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |