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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The election of Bishop James W. E. Dixon II as |
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| 6 | 7 | | president of the NAACP Houston Branch provides a fitting |
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| 7 | 8 | | opportunity to pay tribute to his lifetime of service to the |
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| 8 | 9 | | community; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The senior pastor of the Community of Faith Church, |
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| 10 | 11 | | Bishop Dixon is the founder of several impactful organizations and |
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| 11 | 12 | | initiatives, including Good Gang USA, Harris County Council for a |
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| 12 | 13 | | Safer County, Create a Safer Place for Me, and Black Men Rise, among |
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| 13 | 14 | | others; he has served as special projects director of Global United |
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| 14 | 15 | | Fellowship, and through his work on the board of the Samaritan's |
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| 15 | 16 | | Feet organization, he has helped to distribute more than six |
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| 16 | 17 | | million pairs of shoes to children in 60 countries around the world; |
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| 17 | 18 | | and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, From 1995 to 1999, Bishop Dixon chaired the social |
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| 19 | 20 | | justice committee of the National Baptist Convention of America, |
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| 20 | 21 | | and in 2008, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, he helped distribute |
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| 21 | 22 | | 100,000 meals and care packages to citizens of Houston; he is a |
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| 22 | 23 | | former board member of United Way of Greater Houston, the |
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| 23 | 24 | | Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, and the Acres Home |
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| 24 | 25 | | Chamber for Business and Economic Development, Inc., and he has |
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| 25 | 26 | | served as an advisor to the Harris County Constables and the Harris |
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| 26 | 27 | | County Sheriff's Office; moreover, he is the author of several |
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| 27 | 28 | | books, including The Difference Is Vision and The Secret of the |
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| 28 | 29 | | Seed, as well as a songwriter and producer; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, For many years, Bishop Dixon has dedicated himself |
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| 30 | 31 | | to a ministry of activism and community empowerment, and he may |
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| 31 | 32 | | indeed reflect with pride on all that he has accomplished as he |
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| 32 | 33 | | looks forward to the challenges and opportunities of his |
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| 33 | 34 | | prestigious new position; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Bishop James W. E. Dixon II on his |
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| 36 | 37 | | election as president of the NAACP Houston Branch and extend to him |
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| 37 | 38 | | sincere best wishes for continued success in his important work; |
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| 38 | 39 | | and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for Bishop Dixon as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 41 | 42 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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