H.R. No. 2381
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Nancy Rister has demonstrated an exemplary
commitment to public service throughout her 25-year tenure as
Williamson County Clerk; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Rister was appointed to the office of county
clerk on June 5, 1998, and went on to win election with more than 80
percent of the vote the following November; over the past quarter of
a century, she has applied her accounting and management skills to
the many duties of the position, and she has been responsible for
overseeing the modernization of the clerk's office and the
digitization of the recordkeeping process; in addition to various
other accolades, she and her staff were recently honored with a 2021
5 Star Vital Registration Award by the Texas Department of State
Health Services' Vital Statistics Unit; and
WHEREAS, Engaged in her professional community, Mrs. Rister
has held membership in the County and District Clerks' Association
of Texas, the Property Records Industry Association, and the
National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials, and
Clerks; she also previously served on the Attorney General Open
Records Steering Committee and on the Judicial Data Management
Project of the Texas Judicial Council; and
WHEREAS, This dynamic public servant has sought civic
volunteer opportunities as well, and after moving to Georgetown in
1989, she joined Newcomers and Friends of Georgetown, the
Republican Women's Club, and Community Bible Study and became an
active member of Crestview Baptist Church; she currently belongs to
the Georgetown Lions and Kiwanis Clubs, and she previously served
on the Georgetown Main Street Advisory Board and the board of the
Georgetown Area United Way; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Rister holds a bachelor of business
administration degree from The University of Texas Permian Basin
and certification as an investment officer; in all her endeavors,
she enjoys the support of a treasured family that includes her
husband, Milton Rister, and their two daughters and four
grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of her tenure as county clerk, Nancy
Rister has made significant contributions to the betterment of life
in Williamson County, and she may take justifiable pride in her
exemplary record of achievement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Nancy Rister on her 25 years of dedicated
service as Williamson County Clerk and extend to her sincere best
wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Rister as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Wilson
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2381 was adopted by the House on May
29, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House