Bill Text: TX HR1479 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Gabe Hernandez of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times on his success at the 2017 Texas Associated Press Managing Editors convention.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-04 - Reported enrolled [HR1479 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1479-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1479 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Gabe Hernandez of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times | ||
| was recognized for his outstanding work by the Texas Associated | ||
| Press Managing Editors at the group's convention in Houston on | ||
| March 24-26, 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Every year, TAPME and the Headliners Foundation of | ||
| Texas join together to recognize outstanding journalism from the | ||
| Lone Star State's daily newspapers; the Caller-Times and its staff | ||
| competed in the Class AAA category, for newspapers with a Sunday | ||
| circulation ranging from 30,000 to nearly 125,000; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A staff photographer for the Caller-Times, Gabe | ||
| Hernandez earned first place in the division for videos longer than | ||
| two minutes and third place in the Best Photo Gallery category, and | ||
| he and two of his colleagues placed third for the Star Online | ||
| Package of the Year award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Hernandez graduated from New Mexico State | ||
| University in Las Cruces with a degree in journalism, and he has | ||
| worked for the Valley Morning Star in Harlingen and the Monitor in | ||
| McAllen; his images have also appeared in numerous national | ||
| publications, including the online editions of Time magazine and | ||
| USA Today; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Newspapers serve as a vital resource for a | ||
| well-informed citizenry, and through his important work with the | ||
| Caller-Times, Gabe Hernandez is making an invaluable contribution | ||
| to the residents of his community; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Gabe Hernandez on his success at | ||
| the 2017 Texas Associated Press Managing Editors convention 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 Mr. Hernandez as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Herrero | ||
| Hunter | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1479 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 27, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
