Bill Text: TX HR572 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Mabel Simpson for her service on the Richardson City Council.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-15 - Reported enrolled [HR572 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR572-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 572 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Mabel Simpson is concluding her tenure on the | ||
| Richardson City Council in 2019, and the contributions made by this | ||
| esteemed public servant are indeed deserving of recognition; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Richardson, Ms. Simpson was | ||
| elected to represent Place 4 on the city council in May 2015; during | ||
| her four years in office, she has ably guided the city as parks | ||
| commission liaison and as a member of the audit and retail | ||
| committees; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Simpson received a bachelor's degree in | ||
| criminal justice from Texas State University, and after working in | ||
| the oil and gas industry for a few years, she continued her | ||
| education at the University of Tulsa, where she earned a juris | ||
| doctor in 1987; a skilled attorney and entrepreneur, she operates | ||
| Simpson Law, a legal practice and real estate title company in | ||
| Richardson; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active in her community, Ms. Simpson has given | ||
| generously of her time and talents to the Junior League of | ||
| Richardson, the Cottonwood Creek Drainage Association, St. Paul | ||
| the Apostle Catholic School, and Neighborhood Youth and Family | ||
| Counseling; moreover, she has served on the Richardson Hospital | ||
| Authority Advisory Board, the Legislative Committee of the Texas | ||
| Land Title Association, and the Institute of Innovation and | ||
| Entrepreneurship Advisory Board at The University of Texas at | ||
| Dallas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Simpson has enjoyed the | ||
| love and support of her husband, Hugh, and she takes great pride in | ||
| her two children, Murphy and Josh; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through her adept and thoughtful leadership, Mabel | ||
| Simpson has made a lasting difference in the lives of countless | ||
| Richardson residents, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her | ||
| exceptional record of achievement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Mabel Simpson for her service on the | ||
| Richardson 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. Simpson as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Leach | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 572 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 13, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
