SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 526
         WHEREAS, Berna Dean Steptoe is retiring from WFAA in Dallas
  on May 1, 2025, concluding a noteworthy career spanning 33 years
  with the television station; and
         WHEREAS, A member of the WFAA political team, Ms. Steptoe
  produces and provides analysis for its weekly program, Inside
  Texas Politics, which airs on 11 stations; in 2019, she accepted
  the station's Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television
  Political Journalism at the ceremony held by the National Press
  Club in Washington, D.C.; she also writes for the station's
  website and offers in-depth analysis on WFAA's digital political
  program; in addition, she has been in demand as a public speaker;
  and
         WHEREAS, Before joining WFAA, Ms. Steptoe was employed as
  an editorial columnist for The Dallas Examiner; she focused on
  politics, government, and community issues; previously, she
  worked in newspaper sales at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and
  Dallas Times Herald and pursued entrepreneurship; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Steptoe is a graduate of Huston-Tillotson
  University; highly engaged in the Dallas Chapter of its alumni
  association, she has held a number of leadership roles; in
  addition, she is an active member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
  Incorporated, and she serves on several boards; and
         WHEREAS, Over the course of her long career in journalism,
  Berna Dean Steptoe has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to
  informing and enlightening the public, and as she embarks on the
  next exciting chapter of her life, she may indeed reflect with
  pride on her contributions; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
  Legislature, hereby congratulate Berna Dean Steptoe on her
  retirement from WFAA and extend to her sincere best wishes for
  the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Steptoe as an expression of high regard from the
  Texas Senate.
 
  Johnson, Hall, Parker, West
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 15, 2025.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
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         Member, Texas Senate
   
   
   
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         Member, Texas Senate
   
   
   
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         Member, Texas Senate
   
   
   
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         Member, Texas Senate