| 2 | 3 | | |
|---|
| 3 | 4 | | |
|---|
| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
|---|
| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Caroline Runge retired from the Menard County |
|---|
| 6 | 7 | | Underground Water District and the Menard County Water Control and |
|---|
| 7 | 8 | | Improvement District in 2019, drawing to a close many years of |
|---|
| 8 | 9 | | dedicated service; and |
|---|
| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, A native of Presidio County, Caroline Runge earned |
|---|
| 10 | 11 | | her juris doctor degree from the University of Mississippi School |
|---|
| 11 | 12 | | of Law in 1981; she went on to practice law in the states of |
|---|
| 12 | 13 | | Mississippi and New Mexico, and while in New Mexico, she primarily |
|---|
| 13 | 14 | | provided counsel on water rights issues; from 1994 to 1995, she |
|---|
| 14 | 15 | | furthered her studies in the Water Resources Administration program |
|---|
| 15 | 16 | | at the University of New Mexico; and |
|---|
| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 1999, Ms. Runge was named general manager of the |
|---|
| 17 | 18 | | Menard County Underground Water District; she held that position |
|---|
| 18 | 19 | | for more than a decade and continued serving as its consulting |
|---|
| 19 | 20 | | manager for another eight years; during her tenure, she was |
|---|
| 20 | 21 | | involved in the establishment of a water level monitoring network, |
|---|
| 21 | 22 | | and she helped promote the conservation of groundwater in Menard |
|---|
| 22 | 23 | | County; she was also instrumental to the creation of Groundwater |
|---|
| 23 | 24 | | Management Area 7; and |
|---|
| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Runge served as general manager of the Menard |
|---|
| 25 | 26 | | County Water Control and Improvement District from 2001 to 2019, |
|---|
| 26 | 27 | | during which time she worked to protect water rights in the interest |
|---|
| 27 | 28 | | of Menard County farmers and to educate area residents on surface |
|---|
| 28 | 29 | | water management; she served as a liaison between landowners and |
|---|
| 29 | 30 | | the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and she also |
|---|
| 30 | 31 | | collaborated with researchers to help advance their knowledge of |
|---|
| 31 | 32 | | the flora and fauna of the San Saba River area; and |
|---|
| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, In addition to her work for Menard County, Ms. Runge |
|---|
| 33 | 34 | | has shared her expertise as a consultant to the Hickory Underground |
|---|
| 34 | 35 | | Water Conservation District, as an environmental representative on |
|---|
| 35 | 36 | | the Region F Regional Water Planning Group, as a legislative |
|---|
| 36 | 37 | | co-liaison for the West Texas Regional Groundwater Management |
|---|
| 37 | 38 | | Alliance, and as a board member for the Trans-Pecos Water and Land |
|---|
| 38 | 39 | | Trust; and |
|---|
| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Through her hard work, skill, and professionalism, |
|---|
| 40 | 41 | | Caroline Runge made vital contributions to the stewardship of |
|---|
| 41 | 42 | | Menard County's precious water resources, and she may indeed |
|---|
| 42 | 43 | | reflect with pride on all that she accomplished for her fellow |
|---|
| 43 | 44 | | Texans; now, therefore, be it |
|---|
| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
|---|
| 45 | 46 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Caroline Runge for |
|---|
| 46 | 47 | | her many years of service to the Menard County Underground Water |
|---|
| 47 | 48 | | District and the Menard County Water Control and Improvement |
|---|
| 48 | 49 | | District and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
|---|
| 49 | 50 | | be it further |
|---|
| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|---|
| 51 | 52 | | prepared for Ms. Runge as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
|---|
| 52 | 53 | | House of Representatives. |
|---|