| 1 | 1 | | 88S20159 JH-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: King of Hemphill H.C.R. No. 4 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The members and staff of the Texas Legislature are |
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| 7 | 7 | | mourning the loss of a widely respected figure in the Capitol |
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| 8 | 8 | | community with the untimely passing of Tamoria R. Jones at the age |
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| 9 | 9 | | of 35; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The longtime chief of staff for State Representative |
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| 11 | 11 | | Harold V. Dutton Jr., Ms. Jones had played an instrumental role in |
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| 12 | 12 | | the operations of his office since 2012; she further distinguished |
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| 13 | 13 | | herself as the committee clerk for the House Urban Affairs |
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| 14 | 14 | | Committee during the 83rd Legislature, the Juvenile Justice and |
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| 15 | 15 | | Family Issues Committee during the 84th, 85th, 86th, and 88th |
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| 16 | 16 | | Legislatures, and the Public Education Committee during the 87th |
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| 17 | 17 | | Legislature; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In the course of her duties, Ms. Jones not only |
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| 19 | 19 | | mentored the members of Representative Dutton's staff but also |
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| 20 | 20 | | provided valuable guidance to personnel in numerous other offices; |
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| 21 | 21 | | moreover, her dedicated work in support of bills related to child |
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| 22 | 22 | | literacy and other pivotal issues was widely admired, and her |
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| 23 | 23 | | commitment to legislative service and her passion for improving the |
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| 24 | 24 | | lives of Texas residents were an inspiration to all who had the good |
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| 25 | 25 | | fortune to work alongside her; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Jones completed her undergraduate studies at |
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| 27 | 27 | | Prairie View A&M University in 2010 and went on to earn a master's |
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| 28 | 28 | | degree in business administration from Texas Woman's University in |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2012; she graduated with her juris doctor from the Thurgood |
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| 30 | 30 | | Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in 2018; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, State law stipulates in Section 2165.256, |
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| 32 | 32 | | Government Code, that a person specified in a concurrent resolution |
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| 33 | 33 | | adopted by the legislature is eligible for burial in the State |
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| 34 | 34 | | Cemetery if the State Cemetery Committee finds that the person has |
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| 35 | 35 | | made a significant contribution to Texas history and, based on that |
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| 36 | 36 | | finding, approves the person's burial; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of her outstanding contributions to |
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| 38 | 38 | | the Lone Star State through more than a decade of exemplary service |
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| 39 | 39 | | to the Texas House of Representatives, it is fitting that the family |
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| 40 | 40 | | of Tamoria Jones be allowed to designate the State Cemetery as her |
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| 41 | 41 | | final resting place; now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of |
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| 44 | 44 | | Tamoria R. Jones and authorize her burial in the State Cemetery, |
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| 45 | 45 | | provided that the application for assignment of burial space is |
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| 46 | 46 | | approved by the State Cemetery Committee as required by law. |
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