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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Sour Lake residents Ian Wyble and his aunt, Karen |
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| 6 | 7 | | Kiesling, have rendered an invaluable service to their fellow |
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| 7 | 8 | | Texans by teaming up to rescue more than 100 lost dogs; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The pair's initiative began in December 2019 when |
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| 9 | 10 | | Ian's dog, a blue-eyed German shepherd named Mia that had |
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| 10 | 11 | | previously suffered abuse at the hands of another owner, went |
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| 11 | 12 | | missing; she hasn't been seen since; Ian, who is being raised by his |
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| 12 | 13 | | aunt, launched a search for Mia, and the initiative has grown to |
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| 13 | 14 | | encompass highway billboards and a Facebook page called Mia's |
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| 14 | 15 | | Missing; Ian and Ms. Kiesling have responded to more than 260,000 |
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| 15 | 16 | | messages regarding Mia and her whereabouts, and their campaign has |
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| 16 | 17 | | helped to save the lives of a number of homeless dogs while also |
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| 17 | 18 | | reuniting lost canines with their owners; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Ian and Ms. Kiesling are the subjects of a feature |
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| 19 | 20 | | story in the inaugural issue of Wagging Tails, a quarterly digital |
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| 20 | 21 | | publication that debuted in February 2021; the magazine covers a |
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| 21 | 22 | | variety of topics, including dog rescue, adoption and wellness, |
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| 22 | 23 | | training, and caring for puppies and adult and senior canines, and |
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| 23 | 24 | | it offers unique stories from around the world; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Ian Wyble and Karen Kiesling have earned great |
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| 25 | 26 | | distinction by helping lost dogs in need and reuniting canines with |
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| 26 | 27 | | their owners, and they are indeed deserving of recognition for this |
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| 27 | 28 | | compassionate and impressive endeavor; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature hereby commend Ian Wyble and Karen Kiesling for |
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| 30 | 31 | | rescuing lost dogs through the Mia's Missing campaign and extend to |
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| 31 | 32 | | them sincere best wishes for continued success with their important |
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| 32 | 33 | | work; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 35 | | prepared for Mr. Wyble and Ms. Kiesling as an expression of high |
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| 35 | 36 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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