Bill Text: TX HR72 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Carmen Turner on her election as Fort Bend County tax assessor-collector.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR72 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR72-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 72 |
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WHEREAS, Carmen Turner was sworn in as the Fort Bend County | ||
tax assessor-collector on January 1, 2021; and | ||
WHEREAS, In fulfilling the duties of her office, Ms. Turner | ||
will draw on her wealth of valuable experience as a business owner | ||
and from her 20 years in municipal, county, and state government; | ||
she earned a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from | ||
the University of Houston and a master's degree in public | ||
administration from Texas Southern University; in addition, she | ||
holds an associate degree in business from Houston Community | ||
College; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Turner is the cofounder of The Smith & Turner | ||
Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to restorative | ||
justice and prison reform; through the foundation, she helps | ||
formerly incarcerated individuals secure their commercial driver | ||
license; for many years, she has also given of her time and talents | ||
to support area youth and senior citizens; and | ||
WHEREAS, A committed champion of her community, Carmen Turner | ||
can reflect with great pride on her contributions to the strength | ||
and prosperity of Fort Bend County as she takes on her new role as | ||
tax assessor-collector; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Carmen Turner on her election as | ||
Fort Bend County tax assessor-collector and extend to her sincere | ||
best wishes for continued success with her important work; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Turner 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. 72 was adopted by the House on March | ||
10, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||