Bill Text: TX HR2048 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Emily Amps for her service as chief of staff in the office of State Representative Chris Turner.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2048 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2048-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2048 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Emily Amps ably served her fellow Texans during her | ||
| years as chief of staff in the office of State Representative Chris | ||
| Turner; and | ||
| WHEREAS, First joining the representative's staff in 2009, | ||
| Ms. Amps provided vital leadership and handled a wide variety of | ||
| challenging tasks during her tenure, such as mentoring staffers and | ||
| interns, supporting the House Democratic Caucus, acting as director | ||
| of the House Business and Industry Committee, and helping to craft | ||
| policy in the areas of business and labor, higher education, and | ||
| real estate and property rights; dedicated to child safety, she | ||
| advocated for legislation involving child car seat safety, and she | ||
| is a certified car seat installer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Amps previously worked on the campaigns of | ||
| former U.S. Representatives Chet Edwards and Martin Frost, and she | ||
| also served as chief of staff for State Representative Paula | ||
| Pierson, as communications director for State Senator José | ||
| Rodríguez, and as finance director for the House Democratic | ||
| Campaign Committee; since leaving the legislature in 2021, she has | ||
| continued her work in public policy and advocacy as the director for | ||
| policy and politics with the Texas AFL-CIO; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Dallas, Ms. Amps holds bachelor's and | ||
| master's degrees from The University of Texas at Arlington; in all | ||
| her endeavors, she has enjoyed the love and support of her husband, | ||
| Eric Mora, and she takes great pride in her son, Tristan; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed public employee performed her duties | ||
| as chief of staff with skill and dedication, and she is indeed | ||
| deserving of special recognition for her fine work; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Emily Amps for her service as chief of | ||
| staff in the office of State Representative Chris Turner and extend | ||
| to her sincere best wishes for continued success in all her | ||
| endeavors; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Amps as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Turner | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2048 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
