1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2529 |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Rister has demonstrated an exemplary |
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6 | 6 | | commitment to public service throughout her 25-year tenure as |
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7 | 7 | | Williamson County Clerk; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Rister was appointed to the office of county |
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9 | 9 | | clerk on June 5, 1998, and went on to win election with more than 80 |
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10 | 10 | | percent of the vote the following November; over the past quarter of |
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11 | 11 | | a century, she has applied her accounting and management skills to |
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12 | 12 | | the many duties of the position, and she has been responsible for |
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13 | 13 | | overseeing the modernization of the clerk's office and the |
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14 | 14 | | digitization of the recordkeeping process; in addition to various |
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15 | 15 | | other accolades, she and her staff were recently honored with a 2021 |
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16 | 16 | | 5 Star Vital Registration Award by the Texas Department of State |
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17 | 17 | | Health Services' Vital Statistics Unit; and |
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18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Engaged in her professional community, Mrs. Rister |
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19 | 19 | | has held membership in the County and District Clerks' Association |
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20 | 20 | | of Texas, the Property Records Industry Association, and the |
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21 | 21 | | National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials, and |
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22 | 22 | | Clerks; she also previously served on the Attorney General Open |
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23 | 23 | | Records Steering Committee and on the Judicial Data Management |
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24 | 24 | | Project of the Texas Judicial Council; and |
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25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, This dynamic public servant has sought civic |
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26 | 26 | | volunteer opportunities as well, and after moving to Georgetown in |
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27 | 27 | | 1989, she joined Newcomers and Friends of Georgetown, the |
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28 | 28 | | Republican Women's Club, and Community Bible Study and became an |
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29 | 29 | | active member of Crestview Baptist Church; she currently belongs to |
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30 | 30 | | the Georgetown Lions and Kiwanis Clubs, and she previously served |
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31 | 31 | | on the Georgetown Main Street Advisory Board and the board of the |
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32 | 32 | | Georgetown Area United Way; and |
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33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Rister holds a bachelor of business |
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34 | 34 | | administration degree from The University of Texas Permian Basin |
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35 | 35 | | and certification as an investment officer; in all her endeavors, |
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36 | 36 | | she enjoys the support of a treasured family that includes her |
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37 | 37 | | husband, Milton Rister, and their two daughters and four |
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38 | 38 | | grandchildren; and |
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39 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of her tenure as county clerk, Nancy |
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40 | 40 | | Rister has made significant contributions to the betterment of life |
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41 | 41 | | in Williamson County, and she may take justifiable pride in her |
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42 | 42 | | exemplary record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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44 | 44 | | Legislature hereby honor Nancy Rister on her 25 years of dedicated |
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45 | 45 | | service as Williamson County Clerk and extend to her sincere best |
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46 | 46 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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47 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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48 | 48 | | prepared for Mrs. Rister as an expression of high regard by the |
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49 | 49 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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50 | 50 | | Harris of Williamson |
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51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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52 | 52 | | Speaker of the House |
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53 | 53 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2529 was adopted by the House on May |
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54 | 54 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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55 | 55 | | ______________________________ |
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56 | 56 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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