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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Theresa Boland retired from the Office of the Texas |
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| 8 | 9 | | Governor on December 31, 2024, drawing to a close nearly 35 years of |
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| 9 | 10 | | dedicated service to the state; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, A native of Poughkeepsie, New York, Terrie Boland |
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| 11 | 12 | | graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing and finance from |
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| 12 | 13 | | the University of South Carolina in 1987; she began her career in |
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| 13 | 14 | | government as a copy clerk for the Texas Secretary of State, and she |
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| 14 | 15 | | went on to serve as an accountant and purchaser for the Texas Ethics |
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| 15 | 16 | | Commission and as an accountant for the Texas Bond Review Board; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Boland continued her accounting work with the |
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| 17 | 18 | | Texas Department of Economic Development, where she rose to the |
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| 18 | 19 | | position of budget director; in September 2003, the department was |
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| 19 | 20 | | transferred to the Office of the Texas Governor, and she worked as a |
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| 20 | 21 | | budget analyst in the office's Texas Economic Development & Tourism |
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| 21 | 22 | | division; in 2016, she was elevated to the roles of chief financial |
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| 22 | 23 | | officer and director of financial services for the office, which |
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| 23 | 24 | | she held until her retirement; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Over the past three and a half decades, Terrie |
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| 25 | 26 | | Boland has given unstintingly of her talents and expertise in |
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| 26 | 27 | | behalf of the people of Texas, and she may indeed reflect with pride |
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| 27 | 28 | | on her myriad contributions as she embarks on a well-deserved |
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| 28 | 29 | | retirement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Theresa Boland on her retirement |
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| 31 | 32 | | from the Office of the Texas Governor and extend to her sincere best |
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| 32 | 33 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 35 | | prepared for Ms. Boland as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | House of Representatives. |
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