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H.C.R. No. 72
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 WHEREAS, The Lone Star of Texas shines a little less brightly
2 today with the loss of the fearless, funny, independent-minded
3 journalist Molly Ivins, who died in Austin on January 31, 2007; and
4 WHEREAS, Born Mary Tyler Ivins in Monterey, California, on
5 August 30, 1944, she was the daughter of Jim and Margot Milne Ivins;
6 after her family moved to the River Oaks neighborhood of Houston,
7 Ms. Ivins attended St. John's School, where she was the editor of
8 the student newspaper; and
9 WHEREAS, She developed her love of the outdoors during hiking
10 and sailing trips with her family; she also received her earliest
11 training in political debate through lively and freewheeling
12 discussions with her father on the issues of the day; and
13 WHEREAS, Following in the footsteps of her mother and
14 grandmother, Ms. Ivins attended Smith College in Northampton,
15 Massachusetts, graduating with a bachelor's degree in journalism in
16 1966; she also attended the Institute of Political Sciences in
17 Paris and earned a master's degree in journalism from Columbia
18 University in New York; and
19 WHEREAS, Her long and colorful career in journalism began
20 with summer jobs as a reporter at the Houston Chronicle, where she
21 was known for her interest in socially significant stories; her
22 first full-t ime job was with the Minneapolis Tr ibune, as the
23 paper's first female police reporter; she also created her own
24 "Movements for Social Change" beat at the paper, writing about, as1
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 72, legislative document, March 10, 2007; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156159/m1/1/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.