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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Corpus Christi Caller-Times was recognized with |
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| 6 | 7 | | four staff awards at the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors |
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| 7 | 8 | | convention held in Houston on March 25 and 26, 2017; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Every year, TAPME and the Headliners Foundation of |
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| 9 | 10 | | Texas join together to recognize outstanding journalism from the |
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| 10 | 11 | | Lone Star State's daily newspapers; the Caller-Times competed in |
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| 11 | 12 | | the Class AAA category, for newspapers with a Sunday circulation |
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| 12 | 13 | | ranging from 30,000 to nearly 125,000; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, For the second consecutive year, the Caller-Times |
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| 14 | 15 | | was honored as Newspaper of the Year in its division, with judges |
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| 15 | 16 | | citing the publication's dedication to providing useful |
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| 16 | 17 | | information to its readers; the staff took first place in the |
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| 17 | 18 | | Community Service category for a series examining the effects of |
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| 18 | 19 | | domestic violence, as well as in the Team Effort category for its |
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| 19 | 20 | | work covering voter turnout; in addition, the paper's thorough |
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| 20 | 21 | | reporting on the city's tap water boil notice earned it top honors |
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| 21 | 22 | | for Star Breaking News Report of the Year; along with these notable |
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| 22 | 23 | | achievements, individual staff members were recognized at the |
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| 23 | 24 | | event, and the newspaper received a total of 24 awards; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Newspapers serve as a vital resource for a |
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| 25 | 26 | | well-informed citizenry, and through their important work, the |
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| 26 | 27 | | talented journalists of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times are making |
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| 27 | 28 | | an invaluable contribution to their community; now, therefore, be |
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| 28 | 29 | | it |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Corpus Christi Caller-Times on |
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| 31 | 32 | | winning numerous awards at the Texas Associated Press Managing |
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| 32 | 33 | | Editors convention and extend to the paper and its staff sincere |
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| 33 | 34 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 35 | 36 | | prepared for the publication as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 36 | 37 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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