H.R. No. 762 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Television producer Kathy Sapp is being recognized with the 2009 WIN Award at the Women Improving the Nation Award Luncheon in Houston on March 14, 2009; and WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Honey Brown Hope Foundation, the WIN Award Luncheon commemorates Women's History Month by celebrating the achievements and contributions of outstanding women; and WHEREAS, Ms. Sapp has been a leader in television news and entertainment for 17 years; from 1992 to 1998, she worked for CBS News as a producer; selected by anchor Dan Rather to work with him on the CBS Evening News, she also worked with correspondents Ed Bradley on Street Stories and Bryant Gumbel on Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel; and WHEREAS, From 1999 to 2001, this gifted broadcast professional produced the Debra Duncan Show at ABC 13 in Houston, and for the past seven years, she has been an executive producer at 20th Century Fox Television, where she produces television pilots and syndicated shows; she is responsible for the development and overall strategy of the nationally syndicated Houston-based court show Judge Alex, now in its fifth successful year; and WHEREAS, Throughout her career, Kathy Sapp has exemplified dynamism, vision, and hard work, and she is indeed deserving of this prestigious award; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Kathy Sapp on receiving the 2009 WIN Award from the Honey Brown Hope Foundation and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Sapp as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Olivo ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 762 was adopted by the House on March 10, 2009, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House