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          R E S O L U T I O N
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               WHEREAS, George Flint of Plano has been elected chair of the  | 
      
      
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        Collin County Republican Party, and as he continues this act of  | 
      
      
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        service, it is indeed fitting to recognize him for his many  | 
      
      
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        contributions to civic life; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, An attorney and small-business owner, Mr. Flint has  | 
      
      
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        long been active in the GOP, and he has served the Collin County  | 
      
      
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        Republican Party as general counsel since 2009; he has given  | 
      
      
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        generously of his financial resources to support the party and its  | 
      
      
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        candidates, and he has served in such capacities as co-chair of the  | 
      
      
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        Bylaws and Rules Committee for the Collin County Republican Party,  | 
      
      
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        co-chair of the Senate District 8 Resolutions Committee, and  | 
      
      
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        Delegate to the Texas State Republican Convention; in addition, he  | 
      
      
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        was a member of the state party's Convention Rules Committee in  | 
      
      
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        2012, and he was an Alternate Texas Delegate to the Republican  | 
      
      
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        National Convention; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, Mr. Flint was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and  | 
      
      
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        graduated from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts  | 
      
      
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        Institute of Technology; in 1974, he completed his MBA at Wake  | 
      
      
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        Forest University and relocated to Texas, and he subsequently  | 
      
      
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        earned his law degree from Southern Methodist University; his  | 
      
      
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        practice with the Flint Firm encompasses business and contract law,  | 
      
      
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        mediation, and complex litigation, among other areas of expertise,  | 
      
      
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        and his professional affiliations include the Association of  | 
      
      
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        Attorney-Mediators, the American Health Lawyers Association, the  | 
      
      
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        Christian Legal Society, and the Collin County Bar Association; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, Mr. Flint is a  | 
      
      
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        member of Christ Church Plano, and he has provided pro bono legal  | 
      
      
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        services to religious institutions and nonprofit organizations; he  | 
      
      
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        serves as director of Real Options for Women and as a volunteer  | 
      
      
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        arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Dallas;  | 
      
      
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        and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, George Flint has set an outstanding example of civic  | 
      
      
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        leadership, and the members of the Collin County Republican Party  | 
      
      
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        are fortunate indeed to have the benefit of his knowledge and  | 
      
      
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        experience; now, therefore, be it | 
      
      
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               RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas  | 
      
      
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        Legislature hereby congratulate George Flint on his election as  | 
      
      
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        chair of the Collin County Republican Party and extend to him  | 
      
      
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        sincere best wishes for a successful tenure in office; and, be it  | 
      
      
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        further | 
      
      
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               RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be  | 
      
      
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        prepared for Mr. Flint as an expression of high regard by the Texas  | 
      
      
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        House of Representatives. | 
      
      
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        Leach | 
      
      
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        ______________________________ | 
      
      
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        Speaker of the House      | 
      
      
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               I certify that H.R. No. 677 was adopted by the House on March  | 
      
      
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        5, 2015, by a non-record vote. | 
      
      
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        ______________________________ | 
      
      
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        Chief Clerk of the House    | 
      
      
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