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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mercy L. Rushing is retiring as the city manager of |
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Mineola and as executive director of the Mineola Economic |
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Development Corporation on February 28, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Mineola, Mrs. Rushing owned |
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and operated Mercy's Fashion with her husband, Tim, for 13 years; in |
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1994, she joined the City of Mineola, where she served as the main |
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street director and historic preservation officer before becoming |
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the executive director of community and economic development; after |
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a stint working for the City of Canton, she returned to the City of |
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Mineola, and in 2016, she was promoted to the role of city manager |
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and executive director of MEDC; during her tenure, her many |
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responsibilities included overseeing more than 50 employees and all |
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city programs, managing a wide range of initiatives, and securing |
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grants; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her professional community, Mrs. Rushing |
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served as a board member for Amtrak's Texas Eagle Marketing and |
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Performance Organization, Texas Downtown, and the I-20 Corridor |
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Council; her many accolades include a 2020 Hometown Mineola Hero |
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Award from Hometown businesses and a 2009 Lifetime Distinguished |
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Achievement Award from the Mineola Chamber of Commerce, and she was |
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named a Main Street Manager of the Year by the Texas Historical |
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Commission in 1999; a graduate of Mineola High School, she attended |
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Tyler Junior College and Brookhaven Community College, and she has |
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also completed numerous trainings and continuing education |
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courses; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her leadership, dedication, and commitment |
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to excellence, Mercy Rushing has greatly benefited the citizens of |
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Mineola and earned the respect and appreciation of her colleagues, |
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and she may indeed reflect with pride on a job well done as she |
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embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Mercy L. Rushing on her retirement as the city |
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manager of Mineola and as executive director of the Mineola |
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Economic Development Corporation and extend to her sincere best |
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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 Mrs. Rushing as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |