H.R. No. 266
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Angela Hale has been a leader in the fight for social
justice for members of the LGBTQIA+ communities in Texas, and her
efforts have made a positive difference in numerous lives; and
WHEREAS, A Dallas native, Ms. Hale is the founder and
managing partner of Red Media Group, a strategic communications and
public affairs company; she has assisted Equality Texas since 2015,
leading advocacy and communications strategy and serving as a
senior advisor; in addition, she served the organization as interim
CEO during summer and fall of 2019; she guided communications
strategy in support of the legalization of gay marriage for Akin,
Gump, Straus, Hauer, and Feld, and she has led business coalitions
in their battles to defeat dozens of discriminatory bills; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Hale began her career as an Emmy Award-winning
television journalist, employed by such large media corporations as
CBS and Viacom in Dallas, San Antonio, and Laredo, as well as
Florida; subsequently, she worked in politics in North Texas before
moving to Austin to become the top senior policy advisor and
communications and media operations executive in the office of the
Texas Attorney General; she also served as the senior policy and
communications executive for the speaker of the Texas House; her
expertise in government affairs, crisis communications, and public
relations allows her to advise a wide range of clients, from
international law firms and Fortune 500 companies to municipal
governments, economic development corporations, trade
associations, and nonprofit organizations; and
WHEREAS, Angela Hale is working to further inclusion and
equality in the Lone Star State, and she may indeed reflect with
pride on her many noteworthy accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend Angela Hale for her
service to the LGBTQIA+ communities of Texas and extend to her
sincere best wishes for continued success in her important work;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Hale as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
González of El Paso
González of Dallas
Zwiener
Johnson of Dallas
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 266 was adopted by the House on
October 18, 2021, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House