89R26994 BPG-D
By: Y. Davis of Dallas H.R. No. 987
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Berna Dean Steptoe is retiring from WFAA in Dallas
on May 1, 2025, concluding a noteworthy career spanning 33 years
with the television station; and
WHEREAS, A member of the WFAA political team, Ms. Steptoe
produces and provides analysis for its weekly program, Inside Texas
Politics, which airs on 11 stations; in 2019, she accepted the
station's Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television
Political Journalism at the ceremony held by the National Press
Club in Washington, D.C.; she also writes for the station's website
and offers in-depth analysis on WFAA's digital political program;
in addition, she has been in demand as a public speaker; and
WHEREAS, Before joining WFAA, Ms. Steptoe was employed as an
editorial columnist for The Dallas Examiner; she focused on
politics, government, and community issues; previously, she worked
in newspaper sales at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Dallas Times
Herald and pursued entrepreneurship; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Steptoe is a graduate of Huston-Tillotson
University; highly engaged in the Dallas Chapter of its alumni
association, she has held a number of leadership roles; in
addition, she is an active member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
Incorporated, and she serves on several boards; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of her long career in journalism,
Berna Dean Steptoe has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to
informing and enlightening the public, and as she embarks on the
next exciting chapter of her life, she may indeed reflect with pride
on her contributions; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Berna Dean Steptoe on her
retirement from WFAA and extend to her sincere best wishes for the
future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Steptoe as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.