1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 154 |
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2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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3 | 3 | | recognize Imelda Garcia for her outstanding work with the Texas |
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4 | 4 | | Department of State Health Services; and |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Imelda Garcia is the associate commissioner of |
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6 | 6 | | Laboratory and Infectious Disease Services at the Department of |
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7 | 7 | | State Health Services; she joined the agency in 2007 after |
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8 | 8 | | beginning her career in public health as an employee of the New |
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9 | 9 | | York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; and |
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10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, She has held multiple leadership positions within |
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11 | 11 | | the Department of State Health Services; she served as the |
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12 | 12 | | director of the Infectious Disease Prevention Section, where she |
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13 | 13 | | was responsible for overseeing prevention and control activities |
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14 | 14 | | related to zoonotic and emerging and acute infectious diseases, |
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15 | 15 | | health care safety, antibiotic stewardship, and immunization |
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16 | 16 | | programs; and |
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17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 2018, she was promoted to the position of |
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18 | 18 | | associate commissioner of Laboratory and Infectious Disease |
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19 | 19 | | Services; in this role, she has effectively led the agency's |
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20 | 20 | | response to the state's COVID-19 pandemic and has overseen such |
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21 | 21 | | areas as disease surveillance, testing, and vaccination; and |
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22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Imelda Garcia has served Texans with distinction |
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23 | 23 | | over the course of her career with the Department of State Health |
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24 | 24 | | Services, and it is truly fitting that she receive special |
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25 | 25 | | recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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26 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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27 | 27 | | Legislature, hereby commend Imelda Garcia on her invaluable |
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28 | 28 | | leadership in meeting the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic |
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29 | 29 | | response in Texas and extend to her best wishes for continued |
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30 | 30 | | success; and, be it further |
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31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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32 | 32 | | her as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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33 | 33 | | Lucio, Kolkhorst |
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34 | 34 | | Alvarado Hancock Paxton Alvarado Hancock Paxton |
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35 | 35 | | Alvarado Hancock Paxton |
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36 | 36 | | Bettencourt Hinojosa Perry Bettencourt Hinojosa Perry |
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37 | 37 | | Bettencourt Hinojosa Perry |
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38 | 38 | | Birdwell Huffman Powell Birdwell Huffman Powell |
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39 | 39 | | Birdwell Huffman Powell |
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40 | 40 | | Blanco Hughes Schwertner Blanco Hughes Schwertner |
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41 | 41 | | Blanco Hughes Schwertner |
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42 | 42 | | Buckingham Johnson Seliger Buckingham Johnson Seliger |
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43 | 43 | | Buckingham Johnson Seliger |
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44 | 44 | | Campbell Menéndez Springer Campbell Menéndez Springer |
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45 | 45 | | Campbell Menéndez Springer |
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46 | 46 | | Creighton Miles Taylor Creighton Miles Taylor |
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47 | 47 | | Creighton Miles Taylor |
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48 | 48 | | Eckhardt Nelson West Eckhardt Nelson West |
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49 | 49 | | Eckhardt Nelson West |
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50 | 50 | | Gutierrez Nichols Whitmire Gutierrez Nichols Whitmire |
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51 | 51 | | Gutierrez Nichols Whitmire |
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52 | 52 | | Hall Zaffirini Hall Zaffirini |
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53 | 53 | | Hall Zaffirini |
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54 | 54 | | Patrick, President of the Senate |
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55 | 55 | | ________________________________ |
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56 | 56 | | President of the Senate |
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57 | 57 | | I hereby certify that the |
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58 | 58 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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59 | 59 | | the Senate on May 26, 2021. |
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60 | 60 | | ________________________________ |
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61 | 61 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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62 | 62 | | ________________________________ |
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63 | 63 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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64 | 64 | | ________________________________ |
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65 | 65 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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66 | 66 | | |
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67 | 67 | | Alvarado Hancock Paxton |
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68 | 68 | | |
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69 | 69 | | Bettencourt Hinojosa Perry |
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70 | 70 | | |
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71 | 71 | | Birdwell Huffman Powell |
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72 | 72 | | |
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73 | 73 | | Blanco Hughes Schwertner |
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74 | 74 | | |
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75 | 75 | | Buckingham Johnson Seliger |
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76 | 76 | | |
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77 | 77 | | Campbell Menéndez Springer |
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78 | 78 | | |
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79 | 79 | | Creighton Miles Taylor |
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80 | 80 | | |
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81 | 81 | | Eckhardt Nelson West |
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82 | 82 | | |
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83 | 83 | | Gutierrez Nichols Whitmire |
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84 | 84 | | |
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85 | 85 | | Hall Zaffirini |
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