84R17688 BK-D
By: White of Bell H.R. No. 2024
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, For more than 35 years, Nancy Boston of Bell County
has served as a leader in the Texas Republican Party, and her
steadfast efforts have earned her the respect and admiration of
many people; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Boston first became involved in grassroots
politics in the 1970s, when she began volunteering as a poll watcher
and campaign worker; after accepting a friend's invitation to a
meeting of the Central Texas Republican Women, she became an
instrumental member of the group, serving in several offices,
including that of president; she participated in numerous
conventions, workshops, and seminars of the Texas and National
Federations of Republican Women and was accorded the TFRW's
Outstanding Republican Woman Award in 1989; and
WHEREAS, Since 1981, this dynamic Texan has attended the
party's precinct and county conventions, along with Republican
National Conventions and summits for the Republican Party of Texas;
in 1998 and 2000, she was elected to two-year terms on the State
Republican Executive Committee, the governing body of the RPT, and
she was elected in 1990 as county chair, a position she continues to
hold today; she has enjoyed a long tenure as county chair liaison
for the board of the TFRW and also served as vice president of the
Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association; in addition, she
has conducted training seminars and get-out-the-vote projects and
traveled out of state to take part in strike forces; and
WHEREAS, In 1995, Ms. Boston was appointed by Governor George
W. Bush to the Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners, and in 1998,
she was named to the Central Texas Council of Governments Criminal
Justice Advisory Committee; she serves her community today as a
member of the Rotary Club of Killeen Heights, the women's
auxiliaries of the VFW and the American Legion, and the Temple,
Belton Area, and Greater Killeen Chambers of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Born and raised in Bell County, Ms. Boston studied
at Temple College and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; she and
her husband, A. C. Boston, own and operate Boston Properties and
have been involved in commercial and residential development,
construction, and property management for more than 40 years; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Boston has devoted her considerable energies
to supporting conservative ideals throughout the state and nation,
and in so doing, she has set an outstanding example of civic
engagement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Nancy Boston for her longtime political
activism 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. Boston as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.