| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Honorable Elizabeth J. Nelson is concluding her |
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| 6 | 7 | | notable six-year tenure as mayor of Marlin in June 2017; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Nelson began her exemplary career in municipal |
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| 8 | 9 | | government in 2004, when she was first elected to a seat on the |
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| 9 | 10 | | Marlin City Council; she held that position for the next seven |
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| 10 | 11 | | years, and during that time she served on three occasions as mayor |
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| 11 | 12 | | pro tem; in 2011 she won the first of three consecutive terms as |
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| 12 | 13 | | mayor, becoming the second woman to hold that office in the city's |
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| 13 | 14 | | 145-year history; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan earned a bachelor's degree in |
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| 15 | 16 | | biology and earth science from Texas Tech University and a master's |
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| 16 | 17 | | degree in secondary education from The University of Texas of the |
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| 17 | 18 | | Permian Basin; she spent a number of years in the public schools and |
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| 18 | 19 | | then went to work for the Texas Youth Commission, where she served |
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| 19 | 20 | | as an assistant principal and as coordinator of the Educational |
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| 20 | 21 | | Assessment Unit; after joining the staff of Texas A&M University in |
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| 21 | 22 | | 2001, she coordinated a special project for the Jeffersonian |
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| 22 | 23 | | Institute; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, A founding member of the Falls County Boys and Girls |
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| 24 | 25 | | Club, Mayor Nelson played an instrumental role in securing a $1.8 |
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| 25 | 26 | | million grant to fund an after-school program for young people in |
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| 26 | 27 | | Marlin; she is also a member of the Falls County Historical |
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| 27 | 28 | | Commission, the Marlin Rotary Club, the executive committee of the |
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| 28 | 29 | | Heart of Texas Council of Governments, and the board of directors of |
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| 29 | 30 | | the Economic Opportunities Advancement Corporation; her impressive |
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| 30 | 31 | | record of community service includes past membership on the boards |
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| 31 | 32 | | of the Marlin Library, the Palace Theatre, and the American Heart |
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| 32 | 33 | | Association; in recognition of her extensive contributions in the |
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| 33 | 34 | | civic realm, Leadership Texas selected her in 2000 as one of 90 |
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| 34 | 35 | | Texas women to be honored for their lifetime achievements; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, During Elizabeth Nelson's six years at the helm of |
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| 36 | 37 | | Marlin's city government, she has demonstrated both able leadership |
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| 37 | 38 | | and a deep concern for the public interest, and she may indeed |
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| 38 | 39 | | reflect with pride on all she has accomplished in behalf of her |
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| 39 | 40 | | fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | hereby commend Elizabeth J. Nelson on her service as mayor of Marlin |
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| 42 | 43 | | and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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| 43 | 44 | | happiness; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for Ms. Nelson as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | House of Representatives and Senate. |
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| 47 | | - | Kacal |
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| 48 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 49 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 148 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 51 | | - | 25, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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| 52 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 54 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 148 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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| 55 | | - | 28, 2017, by a viva-voce vote. |
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| 56 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 57 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 58 | | - | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 59 | | - | Date |
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| 60 | | - | __________________ |
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| 61 | | - | Governor |
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