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            H.R. No. 91
         
               R E S O L U T I O N
            
                   WHEREAS, Mary Peterson Earls has been inducted into the 2023 
         
            San Marcos Women's Hall of Fame; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Established in 1984, the San Marcos Women's Hall of 
         
            Fame has grown to include more than 140 local residents; criteria 
         
            for selection include performing volunteer work in multiple areas 
         
            of service, meeting the needs of the community, demonstrating 
         
            initiative, influencing positive change, and going above and beyond 
         
            the call of duty; and
         
                   WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of San Marcos, Ms. Earls has 
         
            dedicated herself to improving the overall quality of life in the 
         
            community and to helping those in need through her extensive 
         
            volunteer efforts; she has given generously of her time and talents 
         
            to a number of groups, including the Bluebonnet Lions Club, the Hays 
         
            County Crime Stoppers board of directors, and the City of San Marcos 
         
            Human Services Advisory Board, and as the first African American 
         
            president of the League of Women Voters of Hays County, she 
         
            advocated for voters' rights, endorsed scholarships that were 
         
            awarded to students with disabilities, and worked tirelessly to 
         
            ensure that citizens were educated on the importance of voting and 
         
            civic engagement; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Ms. Earls has also provided invaluable support to 
         
            numerous children as a court appointed special advocate, and she 
         
            has further benefited area youth through her service on the 
         
            Nosotros La Gente board of directors; moreover, she has encouraged 
         
            children to stay connected to their cultural history as a board 
         
            member for Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Mary Peterson Earls has set an inspiring example of 
         
            volunteerism and civic leadership, and the citizens of San Marcos 
         
            are fortunate indeed to count her among their fellow residents; 
         
            now, therefore, be it
         
                   RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas 
         
            Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Mary Peterson 
         
            Earls on her induction into the San Marcos Women's Hall of Fame and 
         
            extend to her sincere appreciation for her contributions to her 
         
            community; and, be it further
         
                   RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
         
            prepared for Ms. Earls as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
         
            House of Representatives.
         
            Zwiener
         
            ______________________________
         
            Speaker of the House     
         
                   I certify that H.R. No. 91 was adopted by the House on 
         
            November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote.
         
            ______________________________
         
            Chief Clerk of the House



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Mary Peterson Earls has been inducted into the 2023
	San Marcos Women's Hall of Fame; and
	WHEREAS, Established in 1984, the San Marcos Women's Hall of
	Fame has grown to include more than 140 local residents; criteria
	for selection include performing volunteer work in multiple areas
	of service, meeting the needs of the community, demonstrating
	initiative, influencing positive change, and going above and beyond
	the call of duty; and
	WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of San Marcos, Ms. Earls has
	dedicated herself to improving the overall quality of life in the
	community and to helping those in need through her extensive
	volunteer efforts; she has given generously of her time and talents
	to a number of groups, including the Bluebonnet Lions Club, the Hays
	County Crime Stoppers board of directors, and the City of San Marcos
	Human Services Advisory Board, and as the first African American
	president of the League of Women Voters of Hays County, she
	advocated for voters' rights, endorsed scholarships that were
	awarded to students with disabilities, and worked tirelessly to
	ensure that citizens were educated on the importance of voting and
	civic engagement; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Earls has also provided invaluable support to
	numerous children as a court appointed special advocate, and she
	has further benefited area youth through her service on the
	Nosotros La Gente board of directors; moreover, she has encouraged
	children to stay connected to their cultural history as a board
	member for Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos; and
	WHEREAS, Mary Peterson Earls has set an inspiring example of
	volunteerism and civic leadership, and the citizens of San Marcos
	are fortunate indeed to count her among their fellow residents;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Mary Peterson
	Earls on her induction into the San Marcos Women's Hall of Fame and
	extend to her sincere appreciation for her contributions to her
	community; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Ms. Earls as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.

	Zwiener

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 91 was adopted by the House on
	November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House