Bill Text: TX HR938 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating Maryland Whitaker on her receipt of a 2019 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-05 - Reported enrolled [HR938 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR938-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating Maryland Whitaker on her receipt of a 2019 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-05 - Reported enrolled [HR938 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR938-Introduced.html
86R20980 CJM-D | ||
By: Dutton | H.R. No. 938 |
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WHEREAS, Maryland Whitaker has been named a 2019 Outstanding | ||
Texan by the Texas Legislative Black Caucus, and her receipt of this | ||
accolade presents a fitting opportunity to recognize her | ||
outstanding record of achievement; and | ||
WHEREAS, Raised in Huntsville, Ms. Whitaker graduated from | ||
Sam Houston High School and went on to enjoy a successful career at | ||
Houston Methodist Hospital, where she worked for nearly 27 years | ||
before retiring at the age of 55; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Whitaker is an active and engaged member of her | ||
community who has been involved with the East Houston Civic Club for | ||
more than a quarter century; she became president of the group in | ||
2005 and oversaw a number of worthy initiatives, including a | ||
college scholarship program, lawn care for seniors, and donations | ||
of food and blankets for the homeless and backpacks and school | ||
clothes for children in need; in addition, she advocated for | ||
changes in waste management designed to improve air quality; and | ||
WHEREAS, Despite losing everything in Hurricane Harvey, | ||
Ms. Whitaker devoted herself to helping others in the aftermath of | ||
the devastating storm by launching a distribution site for food, | ||
clothing, and cleaning supplies; moreover, she has served her | ||
church as secretary of Sunday school and as a member of the finance | ||
committee; and | ||
WHEREAS, A committed champion of her community, Maryland | ||
Whitaker may reflect with pride on her many efforts in its behalf | ||
and in the knowledge that her contributions will benefit area | ||
Texans for years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Maryland Whitaker on her receipt of | ||
a 2019 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black | ||
Caucus 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. Whitaker as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |