R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Today, February 4, 1997, marks the birthday of our 1-2 esteemed colleague, the Honorable Yvonne Davis, and it gives the 1-3 members of this chamber great pleasure to recognize her on this 1-4 auspicious occasion; and 1-5 WHEREAS, A native Texan, she has seen a great deal of the 1-6 state she is proud to call home; she spent her childhood in Odessa 1-7 and as a young woman moved to Southeast Texas to attend the 1-8 University of Houston, where she attained her bachelor's degree in 1-9 political science; and 1-10 WHEREAS, After completing her higher education, 1-11 Representative Davis pursued a career path that fully prepared her 1-12 for public service, having held staff positions with the Dallas 1-13 County Commissioners Court, the U.S. House of Representatives, and 1-14 the Texas State Senate; and 1-15 WHEREAS, This dedicated public servant was first elected to 1-16 the house in 1992 and has since served the citizens of District 111 1-17 and, indeed, all Texans, with the utmost integrity and distinction; 1-18 she contributed greatly to the legislative process in sessions past 1-19 as a vital member of the Appropriations, Economic Development, 1-20 Rules and Resolutions, and International and Cultural Relations 1-21 committees and currently shares her insight and expertise with her 1-22 colleagues on the Appropriations, Energy Resources, and Local and 1-23 Consent Calendars committees; and 1-24 WHEREAS, A respected leader in the Democratic Party, 2-1 Representative Davis has worked diligently to promote the 2-2 principles and ideals of democracy as a two-term member of the 2-3 Texas Democratic Party Executive Committee for the 23rd Senate 2-4 District, as a former president of the Democratic Women of Dallas 2-5 County, and as an involved participant in the Oak Cliff Democrats 2-6 and the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats; and 2-7 WHEREAS, She has been an active force for positive change in 2-8 her community as well and has long given generously of her time and 2-9 talents to benefit such worthy organizations as the West Dallas 2-10 Community Centers, the Greater Oak Cliff Citizens Council, the 2-11 NAACP, the Women's Council of Dallas, the Oak Cliff Chamber of 2-12 Commerce, the League of Women Voters, and the Dallas Black Chamber 2-13 of Commerce; and 2-14 WHEREAS, Representative Davis continues to play an active 2-15 role in making this state a better place in which to live, work, 2-16 and raise a family, and the occasion of her birthday provides a 2-17 fitting opportunity to honor her; now, therefore, be it 2-18 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-19 Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Yvonne Davis on the 2-20 joyous occasion of her birthday and extend to her sincere best 2-21 wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further 2-22 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-23 prepared for Representative Davis as an expression of highest 2-24 regard from her colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives. Hodge Allen Laney Gutierrez Ogden Alexander Haggerty Oliveira Allen Hamric Olivo Alvarado Hartnett Palmer Averitt Hawley Patterson Bailey Heflin Pickett Berlanga Hernandez Pitts Bonnen Hightower Place Bosse Hilbert Price Brimer Hilderbran Puente Burnam Hill Rabuck Carter Hinojosa Ramsay Chavez Hirschi Rangel Chisum Hochberg Raymond Christian Hodge Reyna of Bexar Clark Holzheauser Reyna of Dallas Coleman Horn Rhodes Cook Howard Rodriguez Corte Hunter Sadler Counts Hupp Seaman Crabb Isett Serna Craddick Jackson Shields Cuellar Janek Siebert Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee Davila Junell Solis Delisi Kamel Solomons Denny Keel Staples Driver Keffer Stiles Dukes King Swinford Dunnam Krusee Talton Dutton Kubiak Telford Edwards Kuempel Thompson Ehrhardt Lewis of Tarrant Tillery Eiland Lewis of Orange Torres Elkins Longoria Turner of Coleman Farrar Luna Turner of Harris Finnell McCall Uher Flores McClendon Van de Putte Gallego McReynolds Walker Galloway Madden West Garcia Marchant Williams Giddings Maxey Williamson Glaze Merritt Wilson Goodman Moffat Wise Goolsby Moreno Wohlgemuth Gray Mowery Wolens Greenberg Naishtat Woolley Grusendorf Nixon Yarbrough Oakley Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 82 was adopted by the House on February 4, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House