Bill Text: TX HR1857 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Stephen K. Brown II for his service as chair of the Fort Bend County Democratic Party.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-21 - Reported enrolled [HR1857 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1857-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1857 |
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WHEREAS, Stephen K. Brown II has greatly benefited the Fort | ||
Bend County Democratic Party through his leadership as chair; and | ||
WHEREAS, Elected chair of the organization in March 2010, | ||
Mr. Brown has dedicated himself to rebuilding his party's | ||
infrastructure and increasing its base of support; and | ||
WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan has been active in politics and | ||
civic life for more than a decade; he began his career as an aide to | ||
a Houston city council member and then worked as a White House | ||
intern in the Legislative Affairs Office during the Clinton | ||
administration; after returning to Texas, Mr. Brown joined the | ||
staff of United States Representative Sheila Jackson Lee and went | ||
on to accept a position as a budget analyst for House Appropriations | ||
Subcommittee chair Sylvester Turner; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following the 76th Legislative Session, Mr. Brown | ||
pursued graduate studies in urban and minority politics at the | ||
University of New Orleans; he subsequently became vice president of | ||
public advocacy for the American Heart Association - Texas | ||
Affiliate; having guided that organization through a successful | ||
legislative session, he founded his own public affairs firm, | ||
Capitol Assets; he continued to work in behalf of the American Heart | ||
Association in his new role, advocating for health-related | ||
legislation and assisting in the organization's statewide public | ||
education initiative; in addition, he represented Houston METRO and | ||
served as the public affairs strategist for the chief executive | ||
officers of the Houston, Dallas, and Austin branches of the | ||
National Urban League; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Brown serves on the Missouri City Tax Increment | ||
Reinvestment Zone No. 3, and he is a member of the Xi Kappa Lambda | ||
chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; in all his endeavors, | ||
he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Monique Mathis Brown, | ||
and their children, Stephen and Mathis; and | ||
WHEREAS, The vitality of the political process in Texas | ||
depends on the active participation of its citizens, and Stephen | ||
Brown has set an outstanding example of civic engagement through | ||
his many contributions; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Stephen K. Brown II for his service as | ||
chair of the Fort Bend County Democratic Party and extend to him | ||
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Brown as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Reynolds | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1857 was adopted by the House on May | ||
19, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||