Gov. Greg Abbott and the Governor’s Commission for Women selected eight Texas women to be inducted into the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame including civil rights...
in 2021. According to the press release, she was chosen to the women’s hall in recognition of her “tireless advocacy nationwide” and her “perseverance in promoting a message of unity and understanding.”Andrews, the longtime Granbury girls basketball coach. finished her 51-year career at the end of 2013-14 season. She ended with, the most of any high school basketball coach nationwide. According to the news release, she inspired “her students to be champions in sports and in life.
Horn was nominated for her years in public service. She was recognized posthumously for her 26 years in elected office, including as the longest-serving Denton County judge, according to the release.. Passed in 2019, the law required an audit of all untested rape kits, set a deadline on testing new kits and extended the statute of limitations on rape cases. After learning her rape kit was untested for more than 21 years, Masters advocated in Texas and beyond for survivors of sexual assault.
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