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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Dick Lavine retired as a senior fiscal analyst at |
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| 8 | 9 | | Every Texan on September 30, 2024, drawing to a close an exemplary |
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| 9 | 10 | | tenure with the nonprofit that spanned three decades; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, A licensed attorney, Mr. Lavine joined Every Texan |
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| 11 | 12 | | in 1994, and he distinguished himself through his advocacy for |
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| 12 | 13 | | developing state and local revenue systems that meet Texans' needs; |
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| 13 | 14 | | he is a chartered financial analyst and a trustee of the City of |
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| 14 | 15 | | Austin Employees Retirement System, and from 1997 to 2018, he was |
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| 15 | 16 | | the chair of the Travis Central Appraisal District Board of |
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| 16 | 17 | | Directors; in May 2024, he returned to the board following a |
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| 17 | 18 | | successful campaign for a newly created elected position; in |
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| 18 | 19 | | addition, he serves as vice chair of the City of Austin Employees |
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| 19 | 20 | | Retirement Board of Trustees, and he is a member of the boards of |
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| 20 | 21 | | AFSCME Texas Retirees, Chapter 12, and the Progress Texas |
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| 21 | 22 | | Institute; among his many achievements, he was named a Champion for |
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| 22 | 23 | | Equity by the Equity Center, recognizing his work to reform the |
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| 23 | 24 | | state tax system to better support public services; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Prior to joining Every Texan, Mr. Lavine worked |
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| 25 | 26 | | full-time in the anti-Vietnam War movement for two years, and he |
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| 26 | 27 | | served as a clerk to a local judge before becoming a public defender |
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| 27 | 28 | | in Philadelphia; he moved to Austin in 1979, and five years later, |
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| 28 | 29 | | he embarked on a decade-long tenure as a senior researcher for the |
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| 29 | 30 | | House Research Organization of the Texas House of Representatives, |
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| 30 | 31 | | where he wrote on the Edgewood school finance cases as well as tax |
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| 31 | 32 | | and budget issues; he holds a bachelor's degree in economics from |
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| 32 | 33 | | Harvard College and a doctor of jurisprudence from the University |
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| 33 | 34 | | of Pennsylvania; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Through his professionalism, dedication, and |
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| 35 | 36 | | commitment to excellence, Dick Lavine has earned the respect and |
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| 36 | 37 | | admiration of all those who have had the privilege of working with |
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| 37 | 38 | | him, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his accomplishments; |
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| 38 | 39 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Dick Lavine on his retirement from |
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| 41 | 42 | | Every Texan and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 42 | 43 | | success in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 45 | | prepared for Mr. Lavine as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | House of Representatives. |
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