Bill Text: TX HR1508 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Dorcas Seals of Austin for her 20-year career in social work and mental health.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-17 - Reported enrolled [HR1508 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1508-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1508 |
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WHEREAS, Dorcas Seals, a school counselor at Barbara Jordan | ||
Early College Prep in Austin, has distinguished herself throughout | ||
her 20-year career in the fields of social work and mental health; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Seals earned her bachelo | ||
r's degree in social | ||
work from Prairie View A&M University and her master's degree in | ||
social work from Texas State University; over the past two decades, | ||
she has acquired experience working at Austin State Hospital and at | ||
Integral Care, which she also served as a trustee; and | ||
WHEREAS, Before becoming a school counselor, Mrs. Seals was a | ||
member of various committees within the Austin Independent School | ||
District; a dedicated volunteer and civic leader, she has been a | ||
member of the City of Austin Community Development Commission and | ||
the Community Action Network; she is also active in the Delta Beta | ||
Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., and she currently sponsors the | ||
sorority's Xinos youth group; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Seals has enjoyed the | ||
love and support of her husband, Timmie Seals, with whom she has | ||
shared 32 years of marriage; and | ||
WHEREAS, Admired by all who know her, Dorcas Seals may indeed | ||
reflect with satisfaction on her accomplishments and on the many | ||
contributions she has made in behalf of her fellow citizens; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Dorcas Seals for her 20-year career in | ||
social work and mental health 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 Mrs. Seals as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Minjarez | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1508 was adopted by the House on May | ||
16, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||