Bill Text: TX HR1812 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Dawn Capra for her service as mayor of Johnson City.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1812 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1812-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1812 |
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WHEREAS, Dawn Capra is concluding her service as mayor of | ||
Johnson City in May 2019, after a successful tenure that has spanned | ||
three terms; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout her time in office, this esteemed public | ||
official has worked to upgrade the city's infrastructure through a | ||
variety of municipal projects, such as wastewater treatment plant | ||
improvements and the addition of a solar farm; moreover, she | ||
created the Youth Municipal Advisory Council for middle and high | ||
school students, updated the city's zoning ordinance, and helped | ||
secure numerous grants; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dawn Capra worked with the Texas Legislature for | ||
four sessions in the 1990s, including three sessions with former | ||
state representative Scott Hochberg; she went on to win election to | ||
the Johnson City council for two terms in the 2000s, and she | ||
currently serves as a legislative aide in the office of State | ||
Representative Erin Zwiener; outside of her political endeavors, | ||
she has owned two small businesses, Serendipity Books and Cap's | ||
Corner Market, and she has found further success as a reporter, | ||
published author, legal assistant, and educator; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mayor Capra sits on the Lights Spectacular committee | ||
and the advisory council for the new community resource center; she | ||
is also the missions director for First Christian Church, and she | ||
has volunteered with Kairos Prison Ministry and the Texas | ||
Department of Criminal Justice; and | ||
WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, | ||
Mayor Capra holds a degree in international government and a | ||
certificate in secondary teaching; in all her endeavors, she has | ||
enjoyed the love and support of her husband of 28 years, Glen, and | ||
she takes great pride in her three children, Anthony, Audrey, and | ||
Anamarie; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dawn Capra's adept and forward-looking leadership | ||
has made Johnson City an even better place in which to live and | ||
work, and her many valuable contributions will continue to resonate | ||
in the years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Dawn Capra for her service as mayor of | ||
Johnson City 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 Mayor Capra as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Zwiener | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1812 was adopted by the House on May | ||
24, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||