Bill Text: TX HR1284 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Tena Lundquist Faust and Tama Lundquist for their many achievements as copresidents of Houston PetSet.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-24 - Reported enrolled [HR1284 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1284-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1284 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Tena Lundquist Faust and Tama Lundquist have | ||
| distinguished themselves through their leadership as copresidents | ||
| of Houston PetSet, a charitable organization with the mission to | ||
| end animal homelessness in Harris County and beyond; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The sisters joined Houston PetSet as board members | ||
| in 2007 and subsequently took the reins of the organization as | ||
| copresidents in 2013; two years into their tenure, they began | ||
| developing a strategic plan to address the most significant issues | ||
| facing the animal population in Houston and Harris County, and they | ||
| went on to commission a study through Rice University to more fully | ||
| assess the state of animal welfare in the area; since then, the | ||
| organization has forged new alliances and created new programs with | ||
| the goals of relocating dogs and cats in need of homes and | ||
| preventing overpopulation through spay and neuter services; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Houston PetSet continuously engages government | ||
| officials, private animal welfare groups, shelters, veterinarians, | ||
| donors, and other key industry stakeholders to accomplish its | ||
| mission; to date, the organization has awarded more than $2.5 | ||
| million in grants to its animal welfare partners, and it provided | ||
| grants to nearly 70 recipients in 2018 alone; the organization was | ||
| also a founding partner of the Harris County Animal Cruelty | ||
| Taskforce in 2018, and it collaborated with the Harris County | ||
| Precinct 5 Animal Crimes Unit to launch a special "boots on the | ||
| ground" ambassador program to help identify and report cases of | ||
| animal abuse and neglect; Ms. Lundquist Faust and Ms. Lundquist are | ||
| active in overseeing such events as the annual Fierce & Fabulous | ||
| Soirée to raise funds for these initiatives; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In February 2019, Houston PetSet was honored for its | ||
| work by Houston mayor Sylvester Turner; its copresidents have also | ||
| personally been recognized as the 2010 Houston Humane Society | ||
| honorees and the 2014 Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston | ||
| Best Friends Brunch honorees, in addition to receiving the 2013 | ||
| Crime Stoppers of Houston Leiv Platou Award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Driven by a deep concern for the county's most | ||
| vulnerable animals, Tena Lundquist Faust and Tama Lundquist have | ||
| proven themselves to be a force for good in their community, and | ||
| their efforts have earned them the respect and gratitude of | ||
| countless fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Tena Lundquist Faust and Tama Lundquist | ||
| for their many achievements as copresidents of Houston PetSet and | ||
| extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Lundquist Faust and Ms. Lundquist as an expression | ||
| of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Davis of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1284 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 23, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
