H.R. No. 2346
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Stafford City Council member Felecia Evans-Smith
has been selected as mayor pro tem for 2011-2012, and she brings to
her new post a proven record of leadership in the community; and
WHEREAS, During her tenure in municipal government, Ms.
Evans-Smith has ably guided the city with an eye to the future, and
her expertise in a range of civic issues has earned her widespread
respect; among her present duties are service on the computer and
audit committees; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Evans-Smith began her tenure on the city council
in May 2009; a resident of Stafford since 2001, she also serves on
the board of the Stafford Youth Basketball Association and is a
member of the Arcott Homeowners Association and Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Incorporated, and she is a former member of the Stafford
Municipal School District Facility Advisory Committee; a valued
member of Brentwood Baptist Church, she serves as secretary of its
children's work ministry and is on the usher board; Ms. Evans-Smith
holds both a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's
degree in urban planning from Alabama A&M University, and she is the
public relations and communications manager for Fort Bend County
Precinct No. 2; moreover, she is CEO of a local consulting firm; and
WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of
life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and the efforts
of Felecia Evans-Smith have helped to make Stafford an even better
place in which to live and work; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Felecia Evans-Smith on her
selection as mayor pro tem of the City of Stafford for 2011-2012 and
commend her for her committed public service; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Evans-Smith as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Reynolds
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2346 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House