Bill Text: TX HR44 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Congratulating Yolanda Ford on her election as mayor of Missouri City.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-11 - Reported enrolled [HR44 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR44-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 44

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Yolanda Ford has been elected mayor of Missouri
City, and she is indeed deserving of special recognition; and
WHEREAS, The first woman and the first African American
elected to that position, Mayor Ford will draw on a wealth of
valuable experience in fulfilling the duties of her office; she has
previously served Missouri City as the city council member for
District A, a role she took on in 2013; and
WHEREAS, A native of Missouri City, Mayor Ford has worked for
more than 20 years in land and community development; she holds a
bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Houston and
a master's degree in architecture from Prairie View A&M University;
and
WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of
life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and the efforts
of Yolanda Ford will help to make Missouri City an even better place
in which to live and work; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Yolanda Ford on her election as
mayor of Missouri City and extend to her sincere best wishes for a
successful tenure; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mayor Ford as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Reynolds
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 44 was adopted by the House on March
6, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House