| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 153 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Beatriz Lavine, who is retiring from the Office of the |
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| 4 | 4 | | Attorney General after a long and successful career as an |
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| 5 | 5 | | attorney; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A native of Matamoros, Mexico, Beatriz Lavine |
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| 7 | 7 | | immigrated to the United States as a child; she attended South |
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| 8 | 8 | | Texas College of Law in Houston as a single mother to three |
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| 9 | 9 | | daughters, and she earned her degree in 1995; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Beatriz began her career as an attorney in private |
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| 11 | 11 | | practice specializing in civil, criminal, and immigration cases |
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| 12 | 12 | | in Brownsville; she soon became a trusted legal expert, and she |
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| 13 | 13 | | was proud to have settled two multimillion dollar cases; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Led by her desire to serve the broader public, she |
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| 15 | 15 | | joined the Office of the Attorney General in 2006; she served the |
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| 16 | 16 | | agency as a full-time attorney for 10 years and served for four |
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| 17 | 17 | | years as a temporary attorney through Goodwill Industries; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, During her impressive career in state service, |
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| 19 | 19 | | she spent five years with the Brownsville office, five years with |
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| 20 | 20 | | the Harlingen office, three and one-half years with the Laredo |
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| 21 | 21 | | office, and six months at the Pharr office; she litigated more |
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| 22 | 22 | | than 15,000 cases before judges in Cameron, Willacy, Hidalgo, |
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| 23 | 23 | | Starr, Zapata, Webb, Jim Hogg, and La Salle Counties; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Beatriz Lavine has exemplified the highest ideals |
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| 25 | 25 | | of her profession throughout her career, and she has made a |
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| 26 | 26 | | difference in the lives of many; she is esteemed by citizens and her |
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| 27 | 27 | | colleagues, and her presence as an attorney with the Office of the |
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| 28 | 28 | | Attorney General will be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 30 | 30 | | Legislature, hereby commend Beatriz Lavine on her outstanding |
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| 31 | 31 | | career and her many contributions to the state and extend to her |
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| 32 | 32 | | best wishes in all her future endeavors; and, be 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 | | Lucio |
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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 March 18, 2021. |
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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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