Bill Text: TX HR191 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Lissa Smith for her service on the Plano City Council.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR191 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR191-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 191 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Lissa Smith concluded her service as a member of the | ||
| Plano City Council in 2017, and the outstanding contributions made | ||
| by this esteemed public servant are indeed deserving of | ||
| recognition; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A valued resident of Plano since 1990, Ms. Smith was | ||
| first elected to represent Place 4 on the city council in 2009; | ||
| during her two terms in office, she focused her attention on such | ||
| vital concerns as economic development, regional transportation, | ||
| and public safety, and she was named mayor pro tem in 2012; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Smith has worked tirelessly in behalf of her | ||
| community, serving as president of the North Central Texas Council | ||
| of Governments and co-chair of the Dallas Regional Mobility | ||
| Coalition; she has also given generously of her time and talents to | ||
| the Regional Transportation Council, the North Texas Commission, | ||
| the Plano Symphony Orchestra, and the Collin County Health Care | ||
| Foundation; moreover, she has served as district director in the | ||
| office of State Senator Florence Shapiro and as CEO of Collin County | ||
| Meals on Wheels and Senior Services; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With her many accomplishments, Ms. Smith has earned | ||
| a place on the Inside Collin County Business "21 Leaders for the | ||
| 21st Century" list, and she received the Collin County League of | ||
| United Latin American Citizens Civic Award in 2011; in all her | ||
| endeavors, she enjoys the love and support of her husband, Bill, and | ||
| their two children, Blake and Alexis; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By providing thoughtful leadership and effectively | ||
| representing the interests of their constituents, city council | ||
| members strive each day to improve the quality of life in their | ||
| communities, and the laudable efforts of Lissa Smith have helped to | ||
| make Plano an even better place in which to live and work; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Lissa Smith for her | ||
| exemplary service on the Plano City Council 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. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Leach | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 191 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
