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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Brooke Rollins of Fort Worth was sworn in as the 33rd |
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| 8 | 9 | | United States secretary of agriculture on February 13, 2025; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, A native of Glen Rose, Brooke Leslie Rollins grew up |
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| 10 | 11 | | helping out on her family's farm and raising livestock for 4-H and |
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| 11 | 12 | | the Future Farmers of America; she served as a Texas FFA Association |
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| 12 | 13 | | officer and worked for the National FFA Organization; a graduate of |
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| 13 | 14 | | Texas A&M University, she earned a bachelor's degree in |
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| 14 | 15 | | agricultural development with honors and had the distinction of |
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| 15 | 16 | | being elected as the first female student body president in the |
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| 16 | 17 | | university's history; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, After receiving her juris doctor degree with honors |
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| 18 | 19 | | from The University of Texas School of Law, Secretary Rollins |
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| 19 | 20 | | served as the policy director for Governor Rick Perry; she went on |
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| 20 | 21 | | to lead the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a free market research |
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| 21 | 22 | | institute, as president and CEO for 15 years; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Secretary Rollins previously served under President |
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| 23 | 24 | | Donald J. Trump as director of the Domestic Policy Council and as |
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| 24 | 25 | | assistant to the president for strategic initiatives; most |
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| 25 | 26 | | recently, she added to her notable record of nonprofit leadership |
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| 26 | 27 | | in her work as the founder, president, and CEO of the America First |
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| 27 | 28 | | Policy Institute; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Brooke Rollins has risen to national prominence as a |
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| 29 | 30 | | public policy advocate and a champion for the principles of free |
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| 30 | 31 | | enterprise and conservative governance, and the experience she has |
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| 31 | 32 | | acquired along the way is certain to serve her well in this |
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| 32 | 33 | | important cabinet position; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby honor Brooke Rollins on the occasion of her |
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| 35 | 36 | | appointment as the 33rd United States secretary of agriculture and |
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| 36 | 37 | | extend to her sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be |
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| 37 | 38 | | it further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for Secretary Rollins as an expression of high regard by |
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| 40 | 41 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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