TITLE: Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Texas Tea Party Republican Women.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Texas Tea Party Republican Women.

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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Tea Party Republican Women are celebrating the organization's 20th anniversary in 2013; and WHEREAS, Established in 1993 by Peggy Cox, Susan Darbyshire, and Elvie Kingston, the TTPRW is an active, conservative women's organization working to preserve and promote the traditional principles of the Republican Party; the three founders named the association as a tribute to the women patriots of the American Revolution who boycotted English tea and worked alongside their husbands to help form a new nation; and WHEREAS, Participants in the Texas Tea Party Republican Women give generously of their time, talents, and financial resources to promote an informed electorate and to foster civic engagement and political participation; in addition, the TTPRW supports campaigns at the state and local levels, and many members have been involved in national campaigns and issues as well; today, the association's members are ably guided in their impressive efforts by president Kay Smith; and WHEREAS, Within a year of its affiliation with the Texas Federation of Republican Women in 1996, the TTPRW received the TFRW First Place Certificate of Recognition for nearly 18,000 campaign hours worked, and the group has received numerous other honors from the federation, including the Elephant Stampede Award for growth in 2006; and WHEREAS, Through their grassroots activism, members of the Texas Tea Party Republican Women have made a lasting difference in their community, state, and nation, and they may take justifiable pride in their rich history of civic engagement; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas Tea Party Republican Women on the occasion of its 20th anniversary and extend to the group sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Riddle Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1119 was adopted by the House on April 10, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House