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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Mark Collette, a former reporter for the Corpus |
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| 6 | 7 | | Christi Caller-Times, was honored at the 12th annual First |
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| 7 | 8 | | Amendment Awards and Scholarship Dinner, presented by the Fort |
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| 8 | 9 | | Worth chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists on April |
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| 9 | 10 | | 17, 2015; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, These unique accolades recognize exceptional |
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| 11 | 12 | | journalism that defends the freedom of the press as guaranteed by |
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| 12 | 13 | | the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, supports the public's |
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| 13 | 14 | | right to know, and champions the powerless and disadvantaged; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Competing in the category for newspapers with a |
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| 15 | 16 | | circulation of less than 50,000, Mr. Collette won the general news |
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| 16 | 17 | | award for his story headlined "Public Never Had a Say on Costco" |
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| 17 | 18 | | published in the Caller-Times; he also won in the investigative |
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| 18 | 19 | | category for his examination of state licensing of counselors; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Through his skill, hard work, and dedication to the |
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| 20 | 21 | | principles enshrined in the First Amendment, Mark Collette has |
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| 21 | 22 | | earned well-deserved recognition from his professional peers for |
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| 22 | 23 | | his journalistic excellence; now, therefore, be it |
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| 23 | 24 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 24 | 25 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Mark Collette for winning two 2015 |
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| 25 | 26 | | First Amendment Awards from the Fort Worth Society of Professional |
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| 26 | 27 | | Journalists and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 27 | 28 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 29 | 30 | | prepared for Mr. Collette as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 30 | 31 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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