7 | | - | WHEREAS, Kay Granger began her decades of public service to |
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8 | | - | the Fort Worth community on the zoning commission and as a member |
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9 | | - | of the Fort Worth City Council, and she earned esteem as the first |
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10 | | - | woman to be elected as the city's mayor; and |
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| 13 | + | WHEREAS, Kay Granger began her decades of public service |
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| 14 | + | to the Fort Worth community on the zoning commission and as a |
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| 15 | + | member of the Fort Worth City Council, and she earned esteem as |
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| 16 | + | the first woman to be elected as the city's mayor; and |
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11 | 17 | | WHEREAS, A tenacious trailblazer, Kay continued to promote |
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12 | 18 | | the welfare of the city as the first Republican woman to |
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13 | 19 | | represent Texas in the United States House of Representatives, |
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14 | 20 | | and in her role as a member and later as chair of the House |
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15 | 21 | | Appropriations Committee, she shaped policies that fueled |
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16 | 22 | | regional growth and positioned Fort Worth as a hub for innovation |
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17 | 23 | | and as a leader in aerospace, defense, and commerce; and |
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18 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Kay Granger devoted her career to elevating Fort |
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19 | 25 | | Worth's presence in the global economy; she is an equal among the |
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20 | 26 | | Lone Star State's many venerated political figures, and she |
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21 | 27 | | retired from Congress on January 3, 2025, having improved the |
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22 | 28 | | lives of innumerable citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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23 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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24 | 30 | | Legislature, hereby commend Kay Granger for her decades of public |
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25 | 31 | | service to benefit Fort Worth residents and industries and |
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26 | 32 | | congratulate her on being named the Fort Worth Inc. Person of the |
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27 | 33 | | Year; and, be it further |
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28 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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29 | 35 | | her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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