| 1 | 1 | | 89R26015 JRI-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Wu H.R. No. 960 |
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| 7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Imari Reynolds has ably served her fellow Texans as |
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| 9 | 9 | | a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Gene Wu |
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| 10 | 10 | | during the 89th Legislative Session; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Since joining the staff, Ms. Reynolds has shared her |
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| 12 | 12 | | valuable knowledge with the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee |
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| 13 | 13 | | and earned the appreciation of her colleagues for her commitment, |
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| 14 | 14 | | fierce advocacy, and sense of humor; in addition to gaining |
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| 15 | 15 | | valuable experience in the field of public service, she has learned |
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| 16 | 16 | | more about the legislative process and the issues facing citizens |
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| 17 | 17 | | of the Lone Star State; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Reynolds plans to graduate in May 2026 from the |
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| 19 | 19 | | Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, where |
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| 20 | 20 | | she is vice president of the Black Law Students Association and |
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| 21 | 21 | | president of the Civil Rights Law Society; she is an alumna of the |
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| 22 | 22 | | University of California, Santa Cruz and has studied at the |
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| 23 | 23 | | University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados, the |
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| 24 | 24 | | University of Ghana, and the University of the Western Cape; while |
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| 25 | 25 | | attending UCSC, she was recognized as the 2017 Cowell College |
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| 26 | 26 | | Student Leader of the Year and was president of the Black Student |
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| 27 | 27 | | Union and the university's chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; |
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| 28 | 28 | | over the years, she has served as a client advocate for the Harris |
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| 29 | 29 | | County Public Defender's Office, special education teacher at |
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| 30 | 30 | | Raleigh-Egypt High School as part of Teach for America, chair of |
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| 31 | 31 | | Destination Higher Education, and immigration and abolition pillar |
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| 32 | 32 | | lead at Social Justice Solutions; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Imari Reynolds has performed her duties as a |
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| 34 | 34 | | legislative aide with skill and dedication, and she is indeed |
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| 35 | 35 | | deserving of special recognition for her fine work; now, therefore, |
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| 36 | 36 | | be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby commend Imari Reynolds for her service as a |
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| 39 | 39 | | legislative aide in the office of State Representative Gene Wu and |
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| 40 | 40 | | extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success in all her |
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| 41 | 41 | | endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for Ms. Reynolds as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 44 | 44 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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