Bill Text: TX HR2937 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Beverly Kaufman on her service as chair of the Hobby Center for Public Policy advisory board.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2937 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2937-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2937 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Beverly Kaufman is concluding her tenure as chair of | ||
| the advisory board of the Hobby Center for Public Policy at the | ||
| University of Houston on June 1, 2015; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Hobby Center was established in 1981 as part of | ||
| the university's College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, and | ||
| it provides nonpartisan data and analysis to public officials, | ||
| business professionals, community leaders, and other members of the | ||
| Houston community; it also supplies polling data through its Survey | ||
| Research Institute, coordinates a government internship program, | ||
| and maintains a community outreach effort; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Beverly Kaufman first joined the Hobby Center | ||
| advisory board in 2000 and was reappointed in 2007; since March | ||
| 2012, she has held the position of chair, playing a vital leadership | ||
| role in the board's activities and contributing greatly to the work | ||
| of the center; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Houston, Ms. Kaufman has enjoyed a | ||
| 35-year career in public service, including 16 years as Harris | ||
| County clerk; she has also generously shared her time and expertise | ||
| as president of the Texas Federation of Republican Women, Women | ||
| Professionals in Government, Texas Executive Women, and the | ||
| National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials, and | ||
| Clerks; moreover, she has served as a member of the board for the | ||
| Justice Information Management System, Taping for the Blind, the | ||
| Houston Council for the Blind, and the United States Election | ||
| Assistance Commission, among many other groups; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Kaufman's numerous honors include a 2003 Women | ||
| on the Move Award, the 2005 County Best Practices Superior | ||
| Innovation Award, and the 2007 Linda S. Carter Award for Excellence | ||
| in Government; in 2009, she was cited as one of Houston's 50 Most | ||
| Influential Women by Houston Woman Magazine; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Beverly Kaufman's skill, dedication, and | ||
| professionalism have greatly benefited the Hobby Center and earned | ||
| her the respect and admiration of her fellow board members and the | ||
| center's staff, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her notable | ||
| contributions; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Beverly Kaufman on her exemplary tenure | ||
| as chair of the advisory board of the Hobby Center for Public Policy | ||
| and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success in her | ||
| important work with the board; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Kaufman as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Coleman | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2937 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 30, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
