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While on Mauzy's staff, Maxey was active in HIV/AIDS activism, and urged Mauzy to become involved in the case of a man suffering from HIV who had been threatened with quarantine by the Texas Board of Health. In 2001, Maxey discussed this watershed moment in HIV and AIDS awareness in an interview with
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During his six terms in the Texas House, Maxey served on committees including
Appropriations, Public Health, Administration, Pensions and Investments, Cultural Affairs and Human Services. He has been the most prolific bill sponsor in the Texas House. During his last terms in that body, Maxey passed
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As Maxey recalls the episode, "It was very early in the AIDS crisis, the disease wasn't very well understood, and the commissioner of health began talking about declaring HIV a 'quarantinable disease.' I was working with AIDS activists, and I went to Mauzy and asked him could we get involved. He
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WHEREAS, in six terms, Maxey served on committees including
Appropriations, Public Health, Administration, Pensions, and Investments and was the most prolific bill sponsor in the Texas House, passing more legislation than any other member of the body; and
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On May 27, 2022 Maxey was awarded The
Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award on the House floor of the Texas Capitol. That same day he received a proclamation to the city of Austin with May 27 being declared “Glen Maxey Day”. The proclamation reads:
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NOW, THEREFORE, it is fitting and proper for I, Steve Adler, Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas, do hereby proclaim and extend grateful appreciation to Glen Maxey for his impact on our city, county, state, and country.”
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While passing hundreds of bills through the process, Maxey was also well known for his abilities to defeat bad legislation through use of the rules and parliamentary procedures. He was a founding member of the
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WHEREAS, Glen Maxey gained national and local attention for being the first openly gay legislature of the Texas
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Maxey has won numerous other awards for his public service. He has been recognized as
Legislator of the Year by several dozens of advocacy organizations, including on three occasions by the
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January, 2003. Maxey was among many veteran House members who announced their retirement following the 2001 Legislative Session.
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of Texas awarded him the "Star of Texas" award for his work in reforming the House rules of procedure. He has won accolades and awards from the
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