Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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2	2	By: Reynolds H.R. No. 2305
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5	5	R E S O L U T I O N
6	6	WHEREAS, The Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas
7	7	retired as dean of the Texas congressional delegation in January
8	8	2023, concluding a noteworthy tenure spanning 15 terms in office;
9	9	and
10	10	WHEREAS, Admired as a trailblazer, Representative Johnson
11	11	became the first Black woman ever elected to public office in Dallas
12	12	when she won a seat in the Texas House in 1972; twenty years later,
13	13	she earned distinction as the first registered nurse ever to serve
14	14	in Congress; she became the first Black woman to chair the House
15	15	Science, Safety, and Technology Committee in 2019; and
16	16	WHEREAS, Representative Johnson was an ardent champion of
17	17	STEM education for girls and minority students, and she helped
18	18	secure passage of the CHIPS and Sciences Act to increase production
19	19	of semiconductor chips in the United States; moreover, she played
20	20	an important role in the development of The University of Texas
21	21	Arlington and Dallas campuses as Tier One Research facilities; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Benefiting transportation and the economy in North
23	23	Texas, Representative Johnson was instrumental in passage of the
24	24	law repealing the Wright Amendment, which had imposed flight
25	25	restrictions on Dallas Love Field; throughout her tenure, she
26	26	worked tirelessly to bring federal funding for Dallas Area Rapid
27	27	Transit; her efforts also proved key in legislation that helped
28	28	enable construction of AT&T Stadium in Arlington; she excelled in
29	29	forging positive relationships across the aisle to achieve results
30	30	for her constituents; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Representative Johnson was born in Waco in 1935, and
32	32	after graduating from A. J. Moore High School, she earned her
33	33	nursing certificate from St. Mary's College at the University of
34	34	Notre Dame; she went on to receive a bachelor's degree from Texas
35	35	Christian University and a master of public administration degree
36	36	from Southern Methodist University; while employed by the Veterans
37	37	Administration hospital in Dallas, she was a psychotherapist and
38	38	chief psychiatric nurse; following three terms in the Texas House,
39	39	she served as an administrator for the United States Department of
40	40	Health, Education, and Welfare; she then became a business owner
41	41	and served in the Texas Senate from 1987 to 1993; and
42	42	WHEREAS, Over the course of her long and distinguished career
43	43	in public service, Eddie Bernice Johnson demonstrated a deep
44	44	understanding of the needs of her constituents and an unyielding
45	45	commitment to building a brighter future for all Americans; now,
46	46	therefore, be it
47	47	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
48	48	Legislature hereby honor Eddie Bernice Johnson for her exemplary
49	49	service as a United States congresswoman and extend to her sincere
50	50	best wishes for the future; and, be it further
51	51	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
52	52	prepared for Representative Johnson as an expression of high regard
53	53	by the Texas House of Representatives.