Texas SR 526: Recognizing Berna Dean Steptoe on the occasion of her retirement.

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89(R) SR 526 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  

  

   

 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 526

   

        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 Senate of the State of Texas, 89th 

  

 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 from the 

  

 Texas Senate.

  

  

 Johnson, Hall, Parker, West

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
 ________________________________ 

  

  
     President of the Senate

  

  
  

  

  
     I hereby certify that the 

  

  
 above Resolution was adopted by 

  

  
 the Senate on May 15, 2025.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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     Secretary of the Senate

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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