| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 784 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Laura Cagle-Hinojosa, who is retiring from the Office |
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| 4 | 4 | | of the Comptroller of Public Accounts after many years of |
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| 5 | 5 | | distinguished service with the state; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Laura began her career with the state in 1991 as a |
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| 7 | 7 | | contracts analyst for the Texas Department of Mental Health and |
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| 8 | 8 | | Mental Retardation; she was assigned to implement the |
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| 9 | 9 | | Historically Underutilized Business Program at the agency, and |
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| 10 | 10 | | in 2000, she was honored by Governor George W. Bush and the |
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| 11 | 11 | | Governor's Commission for Women for her success in providing |
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| 12 | 12 | | opportunities for small minority-owned and women-owned |
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| 13 | 13 | | businesses; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Laura went on to serve for two years as a policy |
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| 15 | 15 | | writer for the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, |
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| 16 | 16 | | and in 2009, she became the HUB Program coordinator for the Texas |
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| 17 | 17 | | Commission on Environmental Quality; under her leadership, the |
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| 18 | 18 | | agency received national recognition for its small business |
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| 19 | 19 | | program; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Laura has shaped an exemplary career bringing new |
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| 21 | 21 | | opportunities to small business owners, and she has earned the |
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| 22 | 22 | | respect and admiration of her colleagues wherever she has served; |
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| 23 | 23 | | she has been involved with the Historically Underutilized |
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| 24 | 24 | | Business Program in one capacity or another since its inception, |
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| 25 | 25 | | and she is retiring from the Office of the Comptroller of Public |
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| 26 | 26 | | Accounts, Statewide Procurement Division, as manager of the |
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| 27 | 27 | | statewide HUB Program; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 29 | 29 | | Legislature, hereby commend Laura Cagle-Hinojosa for her |
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| 30 | 30 | | extensive work on behalf of Texans and her many contributions to |
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| 31 | 31 | | the state and extend to her best wishes for the future; and, be |
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| 32 | 32 | | it further |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 34 | 34 | | her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 35 | 35 | | Watson |
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| 36 | 36 | | ________________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | President of the Senate |
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| 38 | 38 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 39 | 39 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 40 | 40 | | the Senate on May 21, 2019. |
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| 41 | 41 | | ________________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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