TITLE: Honoring Elise Fulton Smith for her service as executive director of Jefferson County Habitat for Humanity.

SUMMARY: Honoring Elise Fulton Smith for her service as executive director of Jefferson County Habitat for Humanity.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Habitat for Humanity Texas is holding its annual Day at the Dome Capitol Build on February 7, 2023, and this occasion provides a welcome opportunity to recognize Elise Fulton Smith for her efforts as executive director of Jefferson County Habitat for Humanity; and WHEREAS, The world's largest not-for-profit homebuilder, Habitat for Humanity International has made a positive difference in the lives of more than 4 million people around the globe; Habitat for Humanity of Jefferson County is one of its oldest affiliates in the United States; founded in 1978 as Beaumont Habitat for Humanity, it eventually changed its name to reflect its mission of serving the entire Mid Counties/Triangle area; to date, this affiliate has built more than 122 homes accommodating over 500 residents of the area; and WHEREAS, Habitat assists working families who qualify for an interest-free mortgage based on their income; the program's homebuyers must commit more than 200 hours of "sweat equity" to the construction of their home; and WHEREAS, The walls built at this year's Day of the Dome event will be shipped to Jefferson County and incorporated in a house for a lifelong Beaumont resident and her three sons; Elise Fulton Smith is overseeing all the logistics of this effort, including identifying a suitable site, securing funding for lumber and other supplies, negotiating permitting and construction, and organizing volunteers to raise the walls and complete the home this summer; and WHEREAS, Through her tireless endeavors in behalf of Jefferson County Habitat for Humanity, Elise Fulton Smith is helping to make the benefits of home ownership more widely attainable, and her contributions have earned the admiration and appreciation of her fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby honor Elise Fulton Smith for her service as executive director of Jefferson County Habitat for Humanity and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success in her important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Manuel Phelan Guerra Murr Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allison Harless Noble Anch a Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Ashby Harrison Orr Bailes Hayes Ortega Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bernal Herrero Perez Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bonnen Holland Price Bowers Howard Ramos Bryant Hull Raney Buckley Hunter Raymond Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Canales Kacal Schofield Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Cole Kitzman Shine Collier Klick Slaton Cook Kuempel Slawson Cortez Lalani Smith Craddick Lambert Smithee Cunningham Landgraf Spiller Darby Leach Stucky Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson Dean Longoria Talarico DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry Dutton Lozano Thimesch Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris Frazier Martinez Tinderholt Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth Garcia Metcalf Troxclair Gates Meyer Turner Gerdes Meza VanDeaver Geren Moody Vasut Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle Gonz lez of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morrison Wu Goodwin Mu oz, Jr. Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 158 was adopted by the House on February 7, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House