TX HR870

Memorial resolution honoring Marie Flickinger, a southeast Houston community activist who passed away on November 11, 2024, at age 82

Co-founded the South Belt-Ellington Leader newspaper and served as publisher until her death; earned the nickname "the mayor of South Belt" for her community advocacy

First woman elected to the San Jacinto College Board of Trustees in the 1990s, serving nearly 30 years before retiring as chair; founding member and inaugural president of the South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce

Best known for investigative journalism exposing toxic waste dumping at the Brio Superfund site in the 1980s, leading to her appointment as EPA community liaison for the site; also instrumental in securing flood mitigation infrastructure including the South Belt Stormwater Detention Basin

Received Governor's Volunteer Award from Governor Greg Abbott for coordinating Hurricane Harvey relief efforts; named Pasadena ISD Distinguished Citizen of the Year in 2015