Bill Text: TX HR2492 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Eleazar Cuevas for his 20 years of service with the City of Eagle Pass.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2492 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2492-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2492 |
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WHEREAS, On December 10, 2022, Fire Marshal Eleazar Cuevas | ||
was honored for 20 years of dedicated service to the City of | ||
Eagle Pass; and | ||
WHEREAS, First hired by the city in 2002, Mr. Cuevas was | ||
promoted to lieutenant in 2013, and later that year, he attended the | ||
Middle Rio Grande Regional Law Enforcement Academy; he was | ||
appointed a peace officer in 2014, and he went on to join the Fire | ||
Marshal's Office as deputy fire marshal; in 2019, he assumed his | ||
current role as fire marshal; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to responding to major fires and | ||
accidents in the area over the years, Mr. Cuevas has played an | ||
instrumental role in investigating and identifying the | ||
perpetrators of several arson fires; moreover, he leads the city's | ||
Fire Prevention Program, which reaches more than 5,000 students in | ||
local schools and daycare centers, as well as community | ||
organizations and residential facilities for seniors; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Cuevas has training in such areas as hazardous | ||
materials, confined space rescue, and swift water rescue, and he | ||
holds a number of professional certifications, including advanced | ||
firefighter, master arson investigator, advanced fire | ||
investigator, intermediate peace officer, and emergency medical | ||
technician; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his dedication, professionalism, and | ||
commitment to excellence, Eleazar Cuevas has earned the lasting | ||
respect and admiration of his colleagues and fellow citizens, and | ||
it is a pleasure to join in recognizing him for his outstanding | ||
record of service; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Fire Marshal Eleazar Cuevas for his 20 | ||
years of service to the City of Eagle Pass and extend to him sincere | ||
best wishes for continued success with his important work; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Cuevas as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Morales of Maverick | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2492 was adopted by the House on May | ||
29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||