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          R E S O L U T I O N
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               WHEREAS, Citizens of Dallas have greatly benefited from the  | 
      
      
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        dedicated leadership of city council member Carolyn R. Davis; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of South Dallas, Ms. Davis was  | 
      
      
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        first elected to represent District 7 in May 2007; over the course  | 
      
      
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        of her tenure in office, she has worked on a number of important  | 
      
      
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        projects, including neighborhood preservation and protective  | 
      
      
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        zoning, economic development, and enhancement of funding for the  | 
      
      
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        arts; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, Further demonstrating her commitment to the region,  | 
      
      
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        Ms. Davis has served on the boards of such noteworthy groups as the  | 
      
      
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        Community Development Commission, the North Texas Housing  | 
      
      
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        Coalition, and Preservation Dallas; for her myriad efforts, she was  | 
      
      
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        a recipient of the Allstate Community Service Award, and she was  | 
      
      
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        named one of the 50 Who Make Dallas Work by D Magazine; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of  | 
      
      
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        life for their fellow Texans in innumerable ways, and Carolyn Davis  | 
      
      
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        has helped to make Dallas an even better place in which to live and  | 
      
      
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        work; now, therefore, be it | 
      
      
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               RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas  | 
      
      
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        Legislature hereby commend the Honorable Carolyn R. Davis for her  | 
      
      
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        service on the Dallas City Council and extend to her sincere best  | 
      
      
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        wishes for the future; and, be it further | 
      
      
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               RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be  | 
      
      
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        prepared for Ms. Davis as an expression of high regard by the Texas  | 
      
      
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        House of Representatives. |