| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1312 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Brenda Foster is marking 50 years of service to the |
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| 6 | 6 | | State of Texas on July 29, 2023; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, In 1973, Mrs. Foster began her state employment with |
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| 8 | 8 | | a summer job in the Texas Department of Insurance Industrial |
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| 9 | 9 | | Accident Board, now the Division of Workers' Compensation, and by |
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| 10 | 10 | | the end of the summer, she had accepted a promotion; over the course |
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| 11 | 11 | | of her tenure with the agency, she has held a variety of roles in the |
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| 12 | 12 | | insurance, employee and employer services, customer service, |
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| 13 | 13 | | business process improvement, and hearings divisions, and she |
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| 14 | 14 | | currently serves as a program specialist in the dispute resolution |
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| 15 | 15 | | division; she has played an instrumental role in testing and |
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| 16 | 16 | | implementing such technologies as the TXCOMP automated information |
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| 17 | 17 | | system and the attorney fee application; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, A native of Austin, Mrs. Foster attended Anderson |
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| 19 | 19 | | High School and went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Prairie |
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| 20 | 20 | | View College; in all her endeavors, she enjoys the love and support |
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| 21 | 21 | | of her husband of 52 years, Donald; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, With her dedication, professionalism, and |
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| 23 | 23 | | commitment to excellence, Brenda Foster has earned the respect and |
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| 24 | 24 | | admiration of her colleagues and greatly benefited her fellow |
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| 25 | 25 | | citizens, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her |
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| 26 | 26 | | accomplishments on this special milestone in her career; now, |
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| 27 | 27 | | therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 29 | 29 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Brenda Foster on 50 years of |
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| 30 | 30 | | service to the Texas Department of Insurance and extend to her |
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| 31 | 31 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 33 | 33 | | prepared for Mrs. Foster as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 34 | 34 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 35 | 35 | | Cole |
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| 36 | 36 | | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 38 | 38 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1312 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 39 | 39 | | 6, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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