Bill Text: TX HR146 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Frank Moya of Shamrock for his heroism during the Texas Panhandle wildfires of 2017.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR146 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR146-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 146 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Those Texans who demonstrate great courage in times | ||
| of crisis are truly deserving of our admiration and gratitude, and | ||
| through his selfless actions during the Texas Panhandle wildfire | ||
| outbreak of 2017, Frank Moya of Shamrock has distinguished himself | ||
| as one such hero; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A county employee who operates a road grader in | ||
| Precinct 4, Frank Moya is the father of James Moya, a member of the | ||
| Shamrock Volunteer Fire Department; on March 23, 2017, the elder | ||
| Mr. Moya and his fellow county workers received a call from the fire | ||
| department for assistance in creating barriers to contain a | ||
| wildfire that had broken out west of Shamrock; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Moya's son, James, was operating his own road | ||
| grader at the scene of the fire; while the younger Mr. Moya was | ||
| working to create a firebreak, the wind shifted and his grader | ||
| stalled, stranding him in the path of the flames; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Hearing his son's pleas for help on the radio, Frank | ||
| Moya was consumed with a single imperative, that of getting him out | ||
| alive; while other firefighters searched frantically for the young | ||
| man, Mr. Moya was able to find his son and move him to safety; James | ||
| Moya had sustained severe burns and subsequently spent 60 days in | ||
| the Lubbock Burn Unit, during which time his father never left his | ||
| side; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In a situation fraught with peril, this devoted | ||
| father proved himself a man of outstanding bravery and tenacity, | ||
| and his actions in saving the life of his son have earned him the | ||
| heartfelt gratitude of his entire community; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Frank Moya for | ||
| rescuing James Moya from a wildfire and extend to him sincere best | ||
| wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Moya family as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Springer | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 146 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
