Bill Text: TX HCR92 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Sharla Hotchkiss on her receipt of a 2021 West Texas Women of Distinction Award from the Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-18 - Signed by the Governor [HCR92 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HCR92-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 92 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Sharla Hotchkiss is the recipient of a 2021 West | ||
| Texas Women of Distinction Award from the Girl Scouts of the Desert | ||
| Southwest; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest connects | ||
| nearly 3,800 girls across West Texas and Southern New Mexico; the | ||
| council's Women of Distinction Award recognizes women whose | ||
| extraordinary contributions to their communities exemplify the | ||
| organization's mission of developing leaders of courage, | ||
| confidence, and strong character; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A tireless advocate for environmental protection, | ||
| Sharla Hotchkiss is a former co-chair of the Texas Commission on | ||
| Environmental Quality Pollution Prevention Oversight Committee and | ||
| a longtime member of the boards of Keep Midland Beautiful, which she | ||
| led as its inaugural executive director, and Keep Texas Beautiful, | ||
| which honored her as a board member emeritus in 2012; Ms. Hotchkiss | ||
| further contributed to her community as the representative for | ||
| District 3 on the Midland City Council from 2014 to 2019, and she | ||
| was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas Workforce | ||
| Investment Council, serving as its vice chair; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Hotchkiss has been recognized with numerous | ||
| honors for her outstanding civic engagement, including the | ||
| Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Award from Keep America Beautiful, the | ||
| President's Award from Keep Texas Beautiful, the Excellence in | ||
| Environmental Awareness Award from the League of Women Voters of | ||
| Texas, and a Citation of Merit Award from her alma mater, | ||
| Southwestern University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With her receipt of a West Texas Women of | ||
| Distinction Award, Sharla Hotchkiss joins an elite group of civic | ||
| leaders who have been honored by the Girl Scouts of the Desert | ||
| Southwest, and she is indeed a worthy role model for this and future | ||
| generations; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby congratulate Sharla Hotchkiss on receiving a 2021 West Texas | ||
| Women of Distinction Award from the Girl Scouts of the Desert | ||
| Southwest 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. Hotchkiss as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 92 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 30, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 92 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 3, 2021, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
