Bill Text: TX HR667 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Bobbie Cohen for her service to the Greater Houston Section of the National Council of Jewish Women.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-28 - Reported enrolled [HR667 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR667-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 667 |
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WHEREAS, Bobbie Cohen has long dedicated herself to serving | ||
her community as a member of the Greater Houston Section of the | ||
National Council of Jewish Women; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Greater Houston Section of the National Council | ||
of Jewish Women promotes social justice through education and | ||
legislative advocacy in such areas as children's rights, economic | ||
justice, health care, human trafficking, reproductive justice, | ||
LGBTQ rights, and gender-related violence; the organization's more | ||
than 700 members contribute to the community through a number of | ||
initiatives, including its Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse agency, | ||
its educational programs and services for homeless and foster | ||
youth, and its annual Back 2 School event, which provides free | ||
clothing, school supplies, and other items to families in need; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bobbie Cohen has held numerous positions on the | ||
Greater Houston Section of the National Council of Jewish Women | ||
board, including Career Branch president, and for nearly a decade, | ||
she has served as the group's state policy advocate; over the years, | ||
she has demonstrated her dedication to advancing marginalized | ||
communities and to supporting labor and civil rights issues through | ||
demonstrations and advocacy, and she has collaborated with a number | ||
of other organizations such as Americans United, the American Civil | ||
Liberties Union, Black Lives Matter, and the Texas LGBTQ Caucus; | ||
she has also served as a valued mentor; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through her leadership and commitment to uplifting | ||
those around her, Bobbie Cohen has greatly benefited the Greater | ||
Houston Section of the National Council of Jewish Women, and she may | ||
indeed reflect with pride on her many contributions to the | ||
organization and to the greater community; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Bobbie Cohen for her many years of | ||
service to the Greater Houston Section of the National Council of | ||
Jewish Women 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. Cohen as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Thierry | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 667 was adopted by the House on March | ||
28, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||