| 1 | 1 | | 81R36107 JGH-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Marquez H.R. No. 2738 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Television meteorologist Amber Sullins of El Paso |
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| 7 | 7 | | has won the 2009 Best Weathercast Award for Division 3 from the |
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| 8 | 8 | | Texas Associated Press Broadcasters; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, This impressive award represents Ms. Sullins's |
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| 10 | 10 | | third consecutive win, as she received Best Weathercast Awards from |
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| 11 | 11 | | TAPB in 2007 and 2008; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Ms. Sullins earned her |
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| 13 | 13 | | bachelor's degree in atmospheric science from the University of |
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| 14 | 14 | | Arizona; while still in college, she worked for the National |
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| 15 | 15 | | Weather Service in Tucson, designing an interactive website and |
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| 16 | 16 | | participating in data analysis for the North American Monsoon |
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| 17 | 17 | | Experiment; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In 2005, Ms. Sullins moved to El Paso and joined the |
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| 19 | 19 | | weather team at KVIA-TV, where she was responsible for the morning |
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| 20 | 20 | | and noontime weather forecasts; a certified broadcast |
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| 21 | 21 | | meteorologist, she is a member of the El Paso Extreme Weather Task |
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| 22 | 22 | | Force; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, This talented and dynamic professional has spoken |
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| 24 | 24 | | regularly about weather to students in El Paso schools, and she has |
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| 25 | 25 | | taught meteorology classes at The University of Texas at El Paso |
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| 26 | 26 | | Center for Lifelong Learning; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Amber Sullins has proven herself to be a fine |
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| 28 | 28 | | meteorologist and a first-rate broadcaster, and she may indeed take |
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| 29 | 29 | | pride in winning this impressive award for the third consecutive |
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| 30 | 30 | | year; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Amber Sullins for winning the 2009 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Best Weathercast Award and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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| 34 | 34 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 36 | | prepared for Ms. Sullins as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 37 | 37 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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