DALLAS CITY COUNCIL HONORS CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

From left to right: Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Mayor Mike Rawlings, Mayor Pro Tem Pauline Medrano and Councilmember Vonciel Jones Hill. Courtesy: City of Dallas

Dallas, Texas – (Wednesday, August 17, 2011)– Today, Mayor Michael Rawlings of Dallas extended a special recognition to Congresswoman Johnson for her relentless efforts toward improving Dallas and honored her outstanding, innovative, and impactful work on behalf of local governments throughout the North Central Texas region, the State of Texas, and around the country.  

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. She is also the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas that includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek,Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.