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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, George Flint of Plano has been elected chair of the |
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| 6 | 7 | | Collin County Republican Party, and as he continues this act of |
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| 7 | 8 | | service, it is indeed fitting to recognize him for his many |
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| 8 | 9 | | contributions to civic life; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, An attorney and small-business owner, Mr. Flint has |
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| 10 | 11 | | long been active in the GOP, and he has served the Collin County |
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| 11 | 12 | | Republican Party as general counsel since 2009; he has given |
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| 12 | 13 | | generously of his financial resources to support the party and its |
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| 13 | 14 | | candidates, and he has served in such capacities as co-chair of the |
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| 14 | 15 | | Bylaws and Rules Committee for the Collin County Republican Party, |
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| 15 | 16 | | co-chair of the Senate District 8 Resolutions Committee, and |
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| 16 | 17 | | Delegate to the Texas State Republican Convention; in addition, he |
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| 17 | 18 | | was a member of the state party's Convention Rules Committee in |
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| 18 | 19 | | 2012, and he was an Alternate Texas Delegate to the Republican |
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| 19 | 20 | | National Convention; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Flint was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and |
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| 21 | 22 | | graduated from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 23 | | Institute of Technology; in 1974, he completed his MBA at Wake |
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| 23 | 24 | | Forest University and relocated to Texas, and he subsequently |
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| 24 | 25 | | earned his law degree from Southern Methodist University; his |
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| 25 | 26 | | practice with the Flint Firm encompasses business and contract law, |
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| 26 | 27 | | mediation, and complex litigation, among other areas of expertise, |
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| 27 | 28 | | and his professional affiliations include the Association of |
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| 28 | 29 | | Attorney-Mediators, the American Health Lawyers Association, the |
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| 29 | 30 | | Christian Legal Society, and the Collin County Bar Association; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, Mr. Flint is a |
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| 31 | 32 | | member of Christ Church Plano, and he has provided pro bono legal |
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| 32 | 33 | | services to religious institutions and nonprofit organizations; he |
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| 33 | 34 | | serves as director of Real Options for Women and as a volunteer |
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| 34 | 35 | | arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Dallas; |
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| 35 | 36 | | and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, George Flint has set an outstanding example of civic |
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| 37 | 38 | | leadership, and the members of the Collin County Republican Party |
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| 38 | 39 | | are fortunate indeed to have the benefit of his knowledge and |
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| 39 | 40 | | experience; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby congratulate George Flint on his election as |
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| 42 | 43 | | chair of the Collin County Republican Party and extend to him |
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| 43 | 44 | | sincere best wishes for a successful tenure in office; and, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for Mr. Flint as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | House of Representatives. |
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