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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 139
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WHEREAS, Betsy Buhler of Community Bible Church in San |
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Antonio has enriched the lives of countless people through her |
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work as a chaplain; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in Lebanon, Tennessee, Chaplain |
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Buhler was called to the ministry while still a teenager, and she |
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went on to volunteer at church summer camps and to become a youth |
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pastor; for 18 years, she worked at Lifeway, a Christian |
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publisher based in Nashville, Tennessee, helping coordinate the |
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worship team for large events hosted by the company; she moved to |
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San Antonio in 2001 to accept a position at Community Bible |
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Church, and for nearly two decades, she led the congregation's |
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media team; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2006, Chaplain Buhler was invited to become a |
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chaplain with the San Antonio Police Department after having |
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worked with the agency to coordinate funerals for officers killed |
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in the line of duty; she also served as a chaplain for the San |
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Antonio Silver Stars WNBA team and has acted as a spiritual |
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resource for CASA; and |
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WHEREAS, Chaplain Buhler is the founder of reFocus Today |
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Ministry, a nonprofit organization established in 2013 that |
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provides chaplaincy, pastoral, and counseling services in a |
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range of settings, including hospitals, businesses, and first |
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responder agencies; in recognition of her wide-ranging work, she |
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has been honored as "Chaplain to the City" and is also known by |
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her nickname, "Chappy B"; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed chaplain has exemplified the |
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highest standards of her calling, and her many good works have |
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earned her the lasting admiration and respect of all who know |
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her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby honor Chaplain Betsy Buhler for her service |
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in the ministry and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Chaplain Buhler as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Campbell |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 26, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |