Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 88
2	2	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
3	3	recognize Merry Klonower, who is retiring on February 26, 2021,
4	4	as the director of the Communications Office of the Texas Water
5	5	Development Board after nearly 20 years of outstanding service to
6	6	the state; and
7	7	WHEREAS, Merry Klonower joined the Texas Water Development
8	8	Board in 2006 after having previously served the state as an
9	9	employee of The University of Texas; in the course of her career,
10	10	she has held positions in public relations and communications in
11	11	a range of industries and has served as an adjunct faculty member
12	12	at a number of universities; and
13	13	WHEREAS, In 2011, she began her tenure of leadership in the
14	14	Communications Office of the Texas Water Development Board, and
15	15	since that time, she has overseen the development and execution
16	16	of public relations and communications initiatives for the
17	17	agency, including media relations and outreach, and editorial,
18	18	creative, and publication services; she led the agency's entry
19	19	into social media and managed the development and launch of the
20	20	Texas Water Newsroom, and she has contributed to the success of
21	21	multiple Water for Texas conferences; and
22	22	WHEREAS, She played a key role in advocacy efforts for
23	23	several constitutional amendments, including Proposition 6 in
24	24	2013, which created the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas
25	25	and the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas, and
26	26	Proposition 8 in 2019, which created the Flood Infrastructure
27	27	Fund; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Talented and resourceful, she is an exemplary
29	29	public servant, and her skills and expertise have made her a
30	30	valuable asset to the agency; she is respected and admired by her
31	31	colleagues, and her leadership in the Communications Office of
32	32	the Texas Water Development Board will be greatly missed; now,
33	33	therefore, be it
34	34	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
35	35	Legislature, hereby commend Merry Klonower on her distinguished
36	36	career and her exceptional service to the people of Texas as an
37	37	employee of the Texas Water Development Board and extend to her
38	38	best wishes for continued success in all her endeavors; and, be
39	39	it further
40	40	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
41	41	her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
42	42	Eckhardt
43	43	________________________________
44	44	President of the Senate
45	45	I hereby certify that the
46	46	above Resolution was adopted by
47	47	the Senate on February 23, 2021.
48	48	________________________________
49	49	Secretary of the Senate
50	50	________________________________
51	51	Member, Texas Senate