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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Kirsten Crow of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times was |
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| 6 | 7 | | recognized for her outstanding work by the Texas Associated Press |
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| 7 | 8 | | Managing Editors at the group's convention in Houston on March |
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| 8 | 9 | | 24-26, 2017; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Every year, TAPME and the Headliners Foundation of |
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| 10 | 11 | | Texas join together to recognize outstanding journalism from the |
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| 11 | 12 | | Lone Star State's daily newspapers; the Caller-Times and its staff |
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| 12 | 13 | | competed in the Class AAA category, for newspapers with a Sunday |
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| 13 | 14 | | circulation ranging from 30,000 to nearly 125,000; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, An alumna of Texas State University, Ms. Crow worked |
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| 15 | 16 | | at the Laredo Morning Times and the Waco Tribune-Herald before |
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| 16 | 17 | | joining the staff of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in September |
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| 17 | 18 | | 2013; today, she serves the publication as an enterprise reporter |
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| 18 | 19 | | specializing in city government; her areas of expertise include |
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| 19 | 20 | | watchdog work and such key topics as city growth and affordable |
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| 20 | 21 | | housing; at the 2017 TAPME convention, she placed second in both the |
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| 21 | 22 | | Star Reporter of the Year and Specialty Reporting categories; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Newspapers serve as a vital resource for a |
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| 23 | 24 | | well-informed citizenry, and through her important work with the |
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| 24 | 25 | | Caller-Times, Kirsten Crow is making an invaluable contribution to |
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| 25 | 26 | | the residents of her community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 26 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 27 | 28 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Kirsten Crow on her success at the |
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| 28 | 29 | | 2017 Texas Associated Press Managing Editors convention and extend |
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| 29 | 30 | | to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 31 | 32 | | prepared for Ms. Crow as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | House of Representatives. |
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