Bill Text: TX HR1289 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Carol Donovan for her service as Dallas County Democratic Party chair.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1289 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1289-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1289 |
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WHEREAS, Carol Donovan is stepping down as Dallas County | ||
Democratic Party chair in 2021, concluding a noteworthy tenure that | ||
has spanned six years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Elected in 2015, Ms. Donovan has guided DCDP through | ||
a period of growth, working effectively with precinct chairs and | ||
other elected officials; the party fielded candidates for every one | ||
of the county's state representative seats for the first time in | ||
2016, and State Representative Victoria Neave won her race; | ||
furthermore, Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary | ||
Clinton garnered 64 percent of the vote in the county; and | ||
WHEREAS, Democrats won 80 percent of Dallas County races on | ||
the ballot in 2018; DCDP flipped a congressional seat, a state | ||
senate seat, and a seat in the Texas House, and it sent to Austin the | ||
county's largest Democratic delegation of state representatives | ||
since 1971; in addition, it elected its "Slate of Eight" to the | ||
Fifth Court of Appeals, transforming it into a Democratic-majority | ||
body; voters returned a Democrat to the district attorney's office | ||
as well; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 2020, DCDP retained all of its seats and gained | ||
new seats on the Fifth Court of Appeals; moreover, 65 percent of | ||
voters in the county chose President Joseph R. Biden; and | ||
WHEREAS, Under Ms. Donovan's leadership, the number of | ||
Democratic Party registrations in the county has increased and | ||
turnout has climbed from 55 to 66 percent; DCDP has raised more than | ||
$2.5 million, and many new precinct chairs have come on board; and | ||
WHEREAS, Carol Donovan has greatly benefited the Democratic | ||
Party through her tireless endeavors in Dallas County, and as she | ||
embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life, she may indeed | ||
reflect with pride on her accomplishments; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Carol Donovan for her service as Dallas | ||
County Democratic Party chair 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. Donovan as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Anchia | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1289 was adopted by the House on May | ||
23, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||