| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 701 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Deborah D. Tucker, who has been selected as a 2019 |
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| 4 | 4 | | Women's History Honoree by the National Women's History |
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| 5 | 5 | | Alliance; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Deborah Tucker was chosen for this prestigious |
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| 7 | 7 | | award for her exceptional work as an advocate for peace and |
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| 8 | 8 | | ending violence; her efforts embody the 2019 theme of the |
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| 9 | 9 | | National Women's History Alliance, which is "Visionary Women, |
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| 10 | 10 | | Champions of Peace and Nonviolence"; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, She began her long and distinguished service in |
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| 12 | 12 | | the field of nonviolence in 1975, when she became a volunteer |
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| 13 | 13 | | with the Austin Rape Crisis Center; she went on to serve as |
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| 14 | 14 | | executive director of the Austin Center for Battered Women, and |
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| 15 | 15 | | she was later instrumental in the creation of SafePlace, which |
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| 16 | 16 | | was recognized as a national model for the provision of services |
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| 17 | 17 | | and advocacy and is now SAFE Alliance; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, She cofounded the Texas Council on Family |
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| 19 | 19 | | Violence in 1978 and has worked closely with the Texas |
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| 20 | 20 | | Legislature to craft some of the nation's most effective domestic |
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| 21 | 21 | | violence laws; she coordinated with Senator Joe Biden and groups |
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| 22 | 22 | | across the country to write and pass the Violence Against Women |
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| 23 | 23 | | Act of 1994; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, She is a cofounder of the National Domestic |
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| 25 | 25 | | Violence Hotline and the National Center on Domestic and Sexual |
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| 26 | 26 | | Violence, and she has worked closely with the Department of |
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| 27 | 27 | | Defense on the Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence; she has |
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| 28 | 28 | | written numerous articles on the issue of violence and has |
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| 29 | 29 | | trained countless others to carry on this vital work, and it is |
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| 30 | 30 | | truly fitting that she receive special recognition; now, |
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| 31 | 31 | | therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature, hereby extend congratulations to Deborah D. Tucker |
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| 34 | 34 | | on being named a 2019 Women's History Honoree; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 36 | 36 | | her as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Hinojosa |
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| 38 | 38 | | ________________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | President of the Senate |
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| 40 | 40 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 41 | 41 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 42 | 42 | | the Senate on May 7, 2019. |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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