H.R. No. 693 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Members of the Dallas County Council of Republican Women are visiting the State Capitol on March 3, 2011; and WHEREAS, The Dallas County Council of Republican Women is the umbrella organization for the 15 Republican women's clubs in the county; the council works diligently to advance the issues of the GOP and to facilitate and encourage cooperation among the Federated Republican Women's Clubs; participants have increased political awareness among area residents while helping to elect their candidates to local, state, and national positions; and WHEREAS, Among the delegation visiting the Capitol today are women from the Northwood Republican Women, Bentwood Republican Women, and Lake Highlands Republican Women, including their officers, Northwood past president Carolee Blumin, and club presidents Laurie Schacherer, Barbara Nelson, and Jane Howell, respectively; these public-spirited Texans have assisted in the many endeavors of the council, including efforts to support our military servicemen and servicewomen at deployments, homecomings, and troop-related events; and WHEREAS, Members of the Dallas County Council of Republican Women are making a lasting difference through their grassroots political activism, and they may take justifiable pride in their rich history of civic engagement; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby welcome the Dallas County Council of Republican Women, including its officers, club presidents Laurie Schacherer, Barbara Nelson, and Jane Howell, and Northwood past president Carolee Blumin, to the State Capitol and extend to its members sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and productive visit; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Carter Sheets Anderson of Dallas Burkett Harper-Brown ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 693 was adopted by the House on March 17, 2011, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House