H.R. No. 2434
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Laura Perkins Cox has ably served the people of
Garland as the city council member for District 2 since 2006, and
her knowledge and dedication have earned her the respect and
appreciation of many people; and
WHEREAS, A licensed attorney, the former Laura Perkins was
serving as an officer in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's
Corps in Long Beach, California, when she met her husband, Steve
Cox, also a Texan who was stationed there; after completing their
naval service in Corpus Christi, they moved in 1996 to Garland,
where they started a family and were blessed with two daughters,
Miranda and Sarah; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Perkins Cox was previously active in her
community as president of the Mill Creek Crossing Neighborhood
Association and as vice chair of the Garland Citizen Ethics Review
Committee, and she drafted the city's ethics ordinance; she has
also been a board member, vice president, and president of the
Garland Housing Finance Corporation; now serving her second term on
the city council, she remains committed to further enhancing the
city she is proud to call home; and
WHEREAS, The effective operation of city government depends
on the hard work of committed public servants, and Laura Perkins Cox
is indeed one such individual; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commend Laura Perkins Cox on her exemplary
contributions in behalf of her community as a member of the Garland
City Council and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
success with her important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Perkins Cox as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Kent
Driver
Vaught
Miklos
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2434 was adopted by the House on May
28, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House