HR1034 - Congratulating Dr. Dedra Frazier on her selection as the 2025 Rural Business Owner of the Year by the Small Business Administration Houston District Office.

      H.R. No. 1034       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Dr. Dedra Frazier has been named the 2025 Rural   Business Owner of the Year by the Small Business Administration   Houston District Office; and          WHEREAS, Each year, SBA and SCORE cohost National Small   Business Week to recognize small businesses across the United   States for their contributions to the economy; during the event,   the district winners are honored during an awards luncheon, and   Dr. Frazier was selected in recognition of her outstanding work as   the owner of Psychology Works; and          WHEREAS, A graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia,   Dr. Frazier earned a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, and she is a   licensed psychologist and licensed specialist in school   psychology; prior to embarking on her career in private practice,   she worked for several public school systems in Texas, and in 2014,   she returned to Brazoria County and opened Psychology Works, where   she and her staff provide testing and therapy services for people of   all ages; she has a special interest in working with youth, as well   as those in service professions such as law enforcement, and she   also evaluates youth for the Brazoria County and Galveston County   Juvenile Detention Centers; and          WHEREAS, Active in the community, Dr. Frazier has given   generously of her time to benefit numerous organizations, including   the Brazosport Area Chamber of Commerce, the Brazoria County   Alliance for Children, the United Way, the Lake Jackson Police   Advisory Committee, and Jack and Jill of America, Inc.; in   addition, she has served on several panels at Brazosport College   concerning mental and emotional health, and she has also   facilitated stress management training for local police   departments; and          WHEREAS, Through her hard work and able leadership, Dedra   Frazier has furthered the success of Psychology Works and   contributed to the Brazoria County business community, and she is   indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Dedra Frazier on her selection   as the 2025 Rural Business Owner of the Year by the Small Business   Administration Houston District Office 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 Dr. Frazier as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.     Vasut     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 1034 was adopted by the House on May   23, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House