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File #: 21-1775    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 4/20/2021 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 4/27/2021 Final action: 4/27/2021
Title: Request for approval of a resolution in memory of Chandler Davidson, former Rice University professor.
Attachments: 1. 21-1775 2a - Chandler Davidson Resolution Letter.pdf






To: Harris County Commissioners Court

Through: Sophie Elsner, Policy Director, Commissioner Precinct One
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Prepared By: Sophie Elsner, Policy Director, Commissioner Precinct One

Subject: Resolution honoring the life of Chandler Davidson
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Purpose and Request:
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Request for approval of a resolution in memory of Chandler Davidson, former Rice University professor.
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Background and Discussion:
This resolution remembers and honors the life of Chandler Davidson. Mr. Davidson was a longtime professor in Rice University's School of Social Sciences and one of the nation's leading experts on voting rights. He died on April 10 at the age of 84.

[INSTRUCTIONS: In this section should concisely provide any background and analysis that the Commissioners Court needs to fully understand the action being requested. Please limit background to 3-4 sentences and include any reference to when this item was previously considered by Court. Background should include reference to study or order that led to this item or if the item is a result of compliance with any specific law or statutory requirements.]

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