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      H.R. No. 987       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Berna Dean Steptoe is retiring from WFAA in Dallas   on May 1, 2025, concluding a noteworthy career spanning 33 years   with the television station; and          WHEREAS, A member of the WFAA political team, Ms. Steptoe   produces and provides analysis for its weekly program, Inside Texas   Politics , which airs on 11 stations; in 2019, she accepted the   station's Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television   Political Journalism at the ceremony held by the National Press   Club in Washington, D.C.; she also writes for the station's website   and offers in-depth analysis on WFAA's digital political program;   in addition, she has been in demand as a public speaker; and          WHEREAS, Before joining WFAA, Ms. Steptoe was employed as an   editorial columnist for The Dallas Examiner ; she focused on   politics, government, and community issues; previously, she worked   in newspaper sales at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Dallas Times   Herald and pursued entrepreneurship; and          WHEREAS, Ms. Steptoe is a graduate of Huston-Tillotson   University; highly engaged in the Dallas Chapter of its alumni   association, she has held a number of leadership roles; in   addition, she is an active member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,   Incorporated, and she serves on several boards; and          WHEREAS, Over the course of her long career in journalism,   Berna Dean Steptoe has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to   informing and enlightening the public, and as she embarks on the   next exciting chapter of her life, she may indeed reflect with pride   on her contributions; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby congratulate Berna Dean Steptoe on her   retirement from WFAA and extend to her sincere best wishes for the   future; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for Ms. Steptoe as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.     Y. Davis of Dallas     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 987 was adopted by the House on May   23, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House