Bill Text: TX HCR148 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Elizabeth J. Nelson on her service as mayor of Marlin.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Signed by the Governor [HCR148 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HCR148-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 148 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Honorable Elizabeth J. Nelson is concluding her | ||
| notable six-year tenure as mayor of Marlin in June 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Nelson began her exemplary career in municipal | ||
| government in 2004, when she was first elected to a seat on the | ||
| Marlin City Council; she held that position for the next seven | ||
| years, and during that time she served on three occasions as mayor | ||
| pro tem; in 2011 she won the first of three consecutive terms as | ||
| mayor, becoming the second woman to hold that office in the city's | ||
| 145-year history; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan earned a bachelor's degree in | ||
| biology and earth science from Texas Tech University and a master's | ||
| degree in secondary education from The University of Texas of the | ||
| Permian Basin; she spent a number of years in the public schools and | ||
| then went to work for the Texas Youth Commission, where she served | ||
| as an assistant principal and as coordinator of the Educational | ||
| Assessment Unit; after joining the staff of Texas A&M University in | ||
| 2001, she coordinated a special project for the Jeffersonian | ||
| Institute; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A founding member of the Falls County Boys and Girls | ||
| Club, Mayor Nelson played an instrumental role in securing a $1.8 | ||
| million grant to fund an after-school program for young people in | ||
| Marlin; she is also a member of the Falls County Historical | ||
| Commission, the Marlin Rotary Club, the executive committee of the | ||
| Heart of Texas Council of Governments, and the board of directors of | ||
| the Economic Opportunities Advancement Corporation; her impressive | ||
| record of community service includes past membership on the boards | ||
| of the Marlin Library, the Palace Theatre, and the American Heart | ||
| Association; in recognition of her extensive contributions in the | ||
| civic realm, Leadership Texas selected her in 2000 as one of 90 | ||
| Texas women to be honored for their lifetime achievements; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During Elizabeth Nelson's six years at the helm of | ||
| Marlin's city government, she has demonstrated both able leadership | ||
| and a deep concern for the public interest, and she may indeed | ||
| reflect with pride on all she has accomplished in behalf of her | ||
| fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby commend Elizabeth J. Nelson on her service as mayor of Marlin | ||
| and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and | ||
| happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Nelson as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Kacal | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 148 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 25, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 148 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 28, 2017, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
