Bill Text: TX HR134 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Alma Garza for her service on the Edinburg City Council.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-06 - Reported enrolled [HR134 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR134-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 134 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Alma Garza concluded her distinguished service as a | ||
| member of the Edinburg City Council in May 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During a tenure that spanned five and a half years, | ||
| Ms. Garza ably guided the Edinburg community during a period of | ||
| considerable growth; council members oversaw the completion of the | ||
| Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library, the police station, and | ||
| Fire Station No. 4, and they achieved the goal of improving | ||
| facilities and services without raising taxes; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Garza has dedicated herself to her fellow | ||
| Edinburg residents for more than a quarter-century; she joined | ||
| Edinburg Crimestoppers in the 1980s and served on the board of | ||
| Edinburg Community Development; in addition, she was a member of | ||
| the Edinburg Junior Service League and served as the city | ||
| representative on the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council, | ||
| and she has served on the planning and zoning board; in 2009, she | ||
| was named Citizen of the Year by the Housing Authority in | ||
| recognition of her support for its efforts and her community | ||
| service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of | ||
| life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and the | ||
| dedicated efforts of Alma Garza have helped to make Edinburg a | ||
| better place in which to live and work; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Alma Garza for her | ||
| service on the Edinburg City Council and extend to her sincere best | ||
| wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Garza as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Pena | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 134 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
