Bill Text: TX HCR148 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Elizabeth J. Nelson on her service as mayor of Marlin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
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. | ||
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______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
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. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |