Bill Text: TX HR2239 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Edna Staudt on her retirement as justice of the peace for Precinct 2 of Williamson County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2239 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2239-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2239 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Edna Staudt retired as justice of the peace for | ||
| Precinct 2 of Williamson County at the end of 2022, concluding a | ||
| noteworthy tenure that spanned 28 years in that office; and | ||
| WHEREAS, First elected in 1994, Judge Staudt demonstrated | ||
| exceptional skill and dedication in her responsibilities, and she | ||
| worked tirelessly to set young people on a productive path; in 1996, | ||
| she established a youth mentoring program that has since involved | ||
| hundreds of volunteers; she partnered with the Twin Lakes Family | ||
| YMCA in the development of a teen court, which has allowed thousands | ||
| of youngsters to learn about the court system and the important | ||
| roles of attorneys, clerks, judges, and bailiffs; moreover, she | ||
| served as a member of the Williamson County Bail Bond Board and the | ||
| Central Texas Justices of the Peace and Constables Association, | ||
| which named her Judge of the Year; the county also named a | ||
| leadership award in her honor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Judge Staudt has given generously of her time and | ||
| talents to myriad civic and charitable organizations, among them | ||
| the National Day of Prayer, Safe & Drug Free School Committee, Twin | ||
| Lakes YMCA Advisory Board, and Leadership Circle-Texas Alliance for | ||
| Life; in addition, she has been very involved in Republican Party | ||
| politics, serving in such capacities as precinct chair, election | ||
| judge, senatorial district convention chair, and Republican State | ||
| Convention delegate; she has been a volunteer and coordinator for | ||
| campaigns at the local, state, and national level, and she is a | ||
| cofounder of Leander Area Republican Women; named Cedar Park | ||
| Citizen of the Year, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, | ||
| including the Williamson County Republican Leaders Leadership | ||
| Award, Glenn Shepard Servant Leadership Award, and Hill Country | ||
| Community Ministries Heart of Hope Award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Before embarking on her long career in public | ||
| service, Judge Staudt was a real estate mortgage broker and | ||
| entrepreneur; she and her husband are the parents of six children, | ||
| and their family further includes their 12 grandchildren; a member | ||
| of the Williamson County Cowboy Church, Judge Staudt serves on the | ||
| music ministry team; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Edna Staudt has greatly benefited the citizens of | ||
| Williamson County through her wide-ranging contributions, and her | ||
| accomplishments will continue to resonate in the years to come; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Edna Staudt on her | ||
| retirement as justice of the peace for Precinct 2 of Williamson | ||
| County and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Judge Staudt as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Wilson | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2239 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
